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Long Beach
patch.com > california > longbeach-ca > long-beach-lawmakers-bill-targeting-addictive-social-media-features-signed

Long Beach Lawmaker's Bill Targeting 'Addictive' Social Media Features Signed

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (481+ words) LONG BEACH, CA — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday authored by Long Beach Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal that bars social media platforms from offering certain addictive features to users under 16. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1709 in Marin County as part of a…...

South Windsor
patch.com > connecticut > southwindsor > south-windsor-mom-s-push-lexi-s-law-leads-community-day

South Windsor Mom’s Push For ‘Lexi’s Law’ Leads To Community Day

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (421+ words) SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — A South Windsor mother’s push to prevent other families from encountering gaps in Connecticut’s disability and mental health services will come home later this month with the first Lexi’s Law Community Day. The free event is scheduled…...

Murrieta
patch.com > california > murrieta > menifee-launches-survey-help-veterans-military-families

Menifee Launches Survey To Help Veterans And Military Families

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (113+ words) MENIFEE, CA — Menifee officials have launched a survey to help understand how the city can support residents who are veterans, active servicemembers and military families. The 2026 Veterans and Military Families Services Survey asks 17 questions, including how connected residents feel to…...

Pittsburgh
patch.com > pennsylvania > pittsburgh > pa-lawmaker-wants-trump-rename-lake-erie

PA Lawmaker Wants Trump To Rename Lake Erie

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (358+ words) PENNSYLVANIA — First, the Gulf of Mexico abruptly became the Gulf of America. Then Lake Ontatrio suddenly became Lake America. Now, in the wake of President Donald Trump unilaterally deciding to change the name of those bodies of water, a state…...

Minneapolis
patch.com > minnesota > minneapolis > minneapolis-city-council-wants-humans-behind-wheel-robotaxis

Some In Minneapolis City Council Wants Humans Behind The Wheel Of Robotaxis

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (393+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Four Minneapolis City Council members want a human in the driver's seat of every robotaxi operating in the city. A proposed ordinance called "Workers Drive Minneapolis" would require companies like Waymo, Tesla and Zoox to get a city…...

New Haven
patch.com > connecticut > newhaven > heads-mayor-30-day-warning-period-red-light-speeding-enforcement-camera

Heads-Up From Mayor: 30-Day Warning Period Before Red-Light, Speeding Enforcement Camera Ticketing Begins

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (448+ words) NEW HAVEN, CT—Thursday, Mayor Justin Elicker and Transportation Director Haley Simpson were joined by other city and community leaders to announce the beginning of the 30-day warning period for New Haven’s newly installed Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Devices, commonly…...

Avon
patch.com > connecticut > avon > avon-seeks-resident-feedback-major-firehouse-project

Avon Seeks Resident Feedback On Major Firehouse Project

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (273+ words) AVON, CT — Avon officials are asking residents to weigh in on a project aimed at modernizing the town's fire facilities as the Avon Town Council considers whether to advance the proposal in the coming months. Residents are receiving a printed…...

Across America
patch.com > us > across-america > ai-data-center-backlash-grows-over-water-power-tax-breaks-survey

Communities Are Drawing A Line Around The AI Data Center Boom [Survey]

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1642+ words) The irony almost loads itself. Disputes surrounding the server facilities driving artificial intelligence are raging across the internet, on news and social media feeds that depend on these massive data hubs to reach the public. “Nobody outside of government and…...

Los Angeles
patch.com > california > los-angeles > city-approves-13m-lapd-olympic-fleet-amid-no-cost-olympics-concerns

City Approves $13M For LAPD Olympic Fleet Amid ‘No-Cost Olympics’ Concerns

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (521+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday authorized the use of $13.04 million for the Los Angeles Police Department to finance 107 non-patrol vehicles for the 2028 Olympics, and called for further review of a separate $30 million request for an additional…...

Los Angeles
patch.com > california > los-angeles > la-restaurant-becomes-relief-hub-owner-searches-parents-lost-venezuela-quake

LA Restaurant Becomes Relief Hub As Owner Searches For Parents Lost In Venezuela Quake

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1528+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — After her parents went missing under the rubble of their Venezuela apartment building, Kelly Granado Montano spent her days here "lost, worried, on the phone," her body in one country, her mind in another. "The desperation, the…...