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Chicago

Chicago approves ordinance to reform shared housing industry

New legislation will bring needed transparency and oversight to Chicago’s homesharing regulations and make it easier to prevent and remove problem party locations The City Council today approved Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s ordinance that will strengthen Chicago’s regulatory oversight of the Shared Housing industry. The reform ordinance will improve transparency within the home-sharing industry while…
Vaughan hospital

Healthcare is at the heart of city-building in Vaughan

The Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua presents The Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, first Smart Hospital in Canada Long before the world had ever heard of COVID-19, the City of Vaughan began preparing for a future with healthcare at the heart of city-building. Providing accessible, front-line care for all citizens is in perfect alignment with our number one priority,…
Los Angeles

Mayor Garcetti Encourages Mask Use With L.A. Mask Print Project

Initiative launches with three open source prints in English and Spanish from Studio Number One Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the L.A. Mask Print Project, a grassroots initiative to remind Angelenos to wear a mask in public through open-source art in collaboration with local artists and businesses. This effort kicked off with three commissioned posters in…
G20

G20 Digital Economy Ministers Agree to Realize Digital Technologies

A ministerial meeting under the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's presidency of the Group to discuss harnessing digital technologies to realize opportunities of the 21st century for all   They issued the following Ministerial Declaration 1. Building on the achievements and commitments of past Presidencies, we, the G20 Ministers responsible for the digital economy, met on…
Dallas

Dallas City Council provides COVID-19 relief

The Office of Economic Development is launching a $5 million Small Business Continuity Fund. The fund will provide up to $10,000 in grants and up to $50,000 in low-cost loans to small businesses affected by COVID-19 The Dallas City Council took swift action to provide COVID-19 relief to city of Dallas residents on Wednesday, April…

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