City Room: City Prepares for Cabbie Walkout
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The city released details of a contingency plan in the event of a taxi strike on Wednesday.
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By Donna Porstner, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 22--STAMFORD -- The Board of Representatives' Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing tonight on whether the city should put video feeds from traffic cameras on its Web site.   City Rep.
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By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Jen Aronoff and Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 11--LENOIR -- Eugene and Violet Anderson were home last spring when a van pulled up and the mayor, a county commissioner and several others piled out.
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City authorities in Rome are planning to bring some order to the cafes and umbrellas in the piazzas.
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Adversaries called on the mayor of Connecticut&#039;s largest city to resign Monday, while supporters urged him to specifically address allegations he used cocaine.
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By Paula King, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 11--As Antioch continues to deal with code enforcement, rental properties and blighted areas, Oakley city leaders are now preparing to tackle similar issues in their city.
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A group that says it represents about 7,000 cabdrivers vowed to go ahead with a two-day strike this week.
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Turning away a squad of Marine Corps reservists planning a weekend of training downtown has put the city's mayor in the crossfire of veterans.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Mayor Gavin Newsom on Sunday asked labor leaders and the management of 14 hotels embroiled in a nearly month-old dispute to resume normal operations for at least 90 days while the two sides try to negotiate a new contract.
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WASHINGTON - Riding in a cab recently, I listened as the dispatcher gave directions: &#39;&#39;That&#39;s P Street, as in pneumonia.
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By Barbara Hollingsworth  By Barbara Hollingsworth  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Out-of-town drivers will have to learn faster from their parking mistakes.
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Mayor Bloomberg announced that the number of city-issued parking placards to city employees will be reduced by at least 20 percent. New steps will be taken to reduce misuse of the permits.
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The Canadian Union of Public Employees is preparing for a showdown with the Ontario Government. CUPE was quick to react after Health Minister George Smitherman said Ontario hospitals should look for savings in their janitorial and clerical services.
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EDMONTON (CP) - Police officials, politicians and citizens were all trying to come to grips Tuesday with the civic turmoil sparked by a drunk-driving sting against a newspaper columnist and the reform-minded head of the police commission.
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A three-day shutdown brings the city's creaking transit system to its knees
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The city&#39;s mayor says about four-thousand unionized maids, bellhops, cooks and other hourly wage earners will return to their jobs Tuesday following an eight-week lockout.
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Some of the city's taxi drivers went on strike Monday to continue their protest against new additions to their cabs that let customers watch TV and pay with credit cards, as well as allowing drivers' employers to track them with GPS.