Teamsters Local 396 says talks continue after contracts for workers at seven major haulers lapsed at midnight Wednesday.

A 4-1 committee vote sends new short-term-rental rules to the full council Oct. 27, but zoning limits remain unsettled.

Liskow adds three maritime attorneys and bets on New Bedford's $363 million fishing fleet and offshore wind buildout.

Maricopa County says Scottsdale Unified shut the public out of closure talks — again, right before the board's October 6 vote.

A federal judge says ICE agents offered no explanation for ambushing immigrants in courthouse hallways. The ban is effective immediately.

At a La Mesa church forum, candidates split sharply on whether to keep or kill the city's social-worker homeless outreach team.

Council members want brighter signs and fewer smoke shops on San Mateo Avenue, but the closure timeline is still up in the air.

Nearly 50 churches and the SPLC say Childs Park in South St. Pete has no early voting site, just 17 days before polls open.

Batavia's Committee of the Whole split on three gambling ordinances, with a council vote possible as soon as Monday.

Food banks brace for more fallout as Sacramento and Stanislaus lose hundreds of CalFresh recipients overnight under new federal work rules.

A confidentiality deal over an 8.5-acre housing donation collapsed after records showed a contaminated hog lagoon on the site.

A divided council panel advanced the deal, but the property's identity and location remain under wraps.

Health care and construction kept hiring afloat while finance and government cut jobs, as July actually posted a net loss.