A Tuesday vote at the Park Slope Food Coop could remove a 75% supermajority rule and adopt a boycott of Israeli goods, prompting community backlash and calls for anonymous balloting.

LAPD cleared a rat‑infested encampment in Pico Union, but video shows tents back up within hours — a flashpoint for public‑health and homelessness policy.

St. Louis County is piloting a multimillion‑dollar WAGE$ program this May to send targeted pay supplements to early‑childhood educators and ease chronic turnover.

Two Tacoma children were hospitalized after falling from separate third‑story windows; both are expected to recover. Local agencies are offering free window‑stop devices and safety tips.

State budget cuts shrink funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, putting monthly free books at risk for thousands of Missouri children.

Renters in six Tacoma buildings have formed tenant unions and are pressing owners for repairs, standardized rents and an end to extra fees. Organizers say a rent strike remains possible.

St. Johns Library in North Portland will reopen to the public on June 27 after a renovation that adds new children’s and teen spaces, public art and upgraded tech. A ribbon‑cutting starts the weekend celebration.

Officers attending a traffic-safety conference in Orlando say they were turned away from Disney Springs for wearing law-enforcement logos. Disney has apologized.

Lieutenant Chad Tellinger, a 27‑year North Metro veteran, died off‑duty Thursday. Departments and the IAFF local have posted condolences as the family and district coordinate next steps.

Four Confederate monuments removed in 2017 are coming home from an LA exhibit, reopening debate over preservation, museum display or destruction.

El Paso’s Crisis Intervention Team is being summoned to more mental‑health 911s this year; police and Emergence Health Network report strong diversion but say staffing and vehicles are tight.

The Port of Tillamook Bay voted this week to forgo a full repair of Hangar B’s storm‑damaged roof, ordering removal of the dangling section and asbestos abatement while the Tillamook Air Museum stays closed.

FIFA's slow permission process has left state‑funded World Cup watch parties in Massachusetts uncertain days before kickoff.