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New regulations for short-term rentals, frustrations with unused funds and $1.5 million for food justice—City Council Week of July 14

Updates * Council rejects the nomination to designate Donny’s Place a historic landmark in keeping with the Planning Commission’s negative recommendation as well as the current owner’s lack of support. * Council affirms plans for a Bakery Square expansion. * Council approves an additional 7-week hold regarding the first step

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Council to expand LGBTQIA+ protections, deer population controls, and funding for police recruitment,—City Council Week of July 7

Update * Councilperson Charland’s bill that would have allowed inclusionary zoning to be a neighborhood’s discretion did not pass final vote. * Against adopting the bill: Councilpersons Gross, Kail-Smith, Lavelle, Mosley, Strassberger, Warwick, Wilson * For adopting the bill: Councilpersons Charland and Coghill This Week’s Top Agenda Items * Additional protections

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An 8-hour Council meeting covers protecting sex workers, a new public safety training campus and funding violence prevention—City Council Week of June 30

Update * Council unanimously recommended the bill aimed at protecting trans people from medical discrimination. * 73% of InformUp readers also supported the bill. * Council will hold a final vote at the July 8 meeting. At This Week’s Standing Committee Meeting * Almost 70 people gave public comment. (Note: several people spoke

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