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Reuters Low voter turnout is something of a trend in America's second largest city.
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Democracy in America
Can a Town Get By Without Its Public Works Department?
Favoring privatization, a New Jersey mayor’s budget proposes to cut garbage collection, street cleaning, and more.
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Democracy in America
Portland's Mayoral Race Is Full of Delightful Oddballs
Could Oregon's largest city be helmed by a tree-climbing arsonist, a man who holds proof of God's existence, or the guitar genius behind the tweaker anthem, "Mobile Crank Lab"?
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Urban Wonk
In Los Angeles, a Brownfield Gets a Second Life
Thanks to funding from a lawsuit, a lush new park was created in the city's south side.
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The Big Fix
Beijing's Feral Cat Problem Comes Back
Four years after "cleansing" the city of its strays in advance of the Olympics, somewhere between 500,000 and 5 million cats have returned to Beijing. But is relying on volunteers to trap, neuter, and release them the best plan?
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Allegiance of the Day: An Iraqi Border City Offers Support to Syrian Rebels
They're sending money, medical supplies and even a makeshift border patrol.
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Democracy in America
Boozy, Brawling Wisconsin Mayor Gets the Boot
Last night, Sheboygan voters tossed out Mayor Bob Ryan in the city's first-ever mayoral recall election.
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Democracy in America
A Complete History of the Park Slope Food Coop's Boycotts
The Brooklyn grocery is in the news for wanting to ban products from Israel, but over the years it's also exiled grapes, apples, sugar, light bulbs, water, tuna salad, etc., etc.
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Urban Wonk
Why Don't Americans Riot Anymore?
Unlike Europe, the U.S. hasn't had a rash of mass urban violence in a generation.
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Urban Wonk
The Most Complicated Border Town in the World
In Baarle-Nassau, pieces of Belgium and the Netherlands sit side-by-side, creating some strange municipal politics.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Tupelo Takes Aim at Baggy Pants
Also recently banned: Bath salts in Tennessee, prayers in England, and possibly "reckless skateboarding" in Los Angeles.
