Changing City Policies Prompt New Needs for SLO Fire Services
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By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 4--In the short term, the San Luis Obispo Fire Department is hoping for new equipment to fight wildfires.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 17--The Destin Fire Control District hopes that after Tuesday's City Council meeting, their boat will have a new slip to call home.
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By Matt Birkbeck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 9--Two months after passing an immigration law that's become the focus of a national debate, Hazleton City Council on Friday gave initial approval to a revamped ordinance designed to survive court challenges.
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By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 12--Los Osos developer Jeff Edwards will not get his wish to join a key county water panel as an environmentalist, but he could reapply in coming weeks if the committee creates a new slot for builders.
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By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 16--Now is the time to save water for San Luis Obispo residents who want to get a break on city sewer fees come summer.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 10--BRENTWOOD -- Residents this week got their first glimpse of a proposal to expand fire protection services in far East County that includes doubling the number of firefighters and adding paramedics to each fire engine.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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By Shelli Derobertis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Dec.
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By Henry J. Waters III, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 19--City government leaders plan to develop an inventory of the community's natural resources to protect the most valuable from development.
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With the firesâ advance slowed, another phase of firefighting has begun.
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By Corrinne Hess  chess@@dailyherald.com  Five days after Susan Lahr was sworn in as mayor of Lindenhurst, she saw first- hand what she had been hearing on the campaign trail: The village needs its own fire station. "There was a house fire right on Federal Parkway," Lahr said.
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By Andrew Edwards, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb. 1--HIGHLAND -- The city's 35 or so employees can expect to have a  lot of work to do over the next two years.
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On Monday, the mayor made the latest in a series of proposals intended to help the city cope in an environmentally sound way with the one million new residents expected by 2030.
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By Kerry Cavanaugh, Daily News, Los Angeles  Feb. 26--Since development is one of the most contentious and pressing  issues in the city, the Los Angeles Planning Department and neighborhood  councils have launched a pilot program to give communities a greater say in  land-use decisions.
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By Betsy Gilliland  AIKEN - The city has set aside funding and put a task force in place to preserve open space.  Now officials need to educate the community and themselves about the best way to meet the challenge.
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By Chris Markham, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Dec. 12--Chandler City Council members will try to figure out a plan Thursday for dealing with about 1,800 county island homes that don't have permanent fire service.