The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and ...

Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota. “These actions today don’t limit your freedoms at all. Being shot dead in your school certainly does,” ...

The crowded gallery as the City Council heard from dozens of speakers Tuesday regarding the contract of a firm to provide San Diego with ALPR service. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) ...

The Columbia City Council is set to vote on an ordinance to improve pedestrian and driver safety at major intersections. New rules would prohibit people from remaining in medians and require ...

COLUMBIA — The Columbia City Council voted to table an ordinance aimed at improving pedestrian safety at its meeting Monday night. The proposed ordinance has faced criticism from advocates who worry ...

CLEVELAND — The city of Cleveland's use of ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system in place since 2020, is up for discussion as Cleveland City Council’s Safety Committee prepares for a special hearing ...

One of the early political questions of the Zohran Mamdani era is what the mayor-elect will do about the City Council. Mamdani, fresh off his triumph over Andrew Cuomo, must decide on how much he’ll ...

The FDNY will testify before the New York City Council on Tuesday afternoon about fire safety, including how the department regulates the storage of lithium-ion batteries, which have been linked to ...

Spokane significantly toughened its laws regulating where and whether the homeless can sleep, sit or loiter in public, following a unanimous vote by the City Council on Monday. The law, first ...

Citing a spike in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests, the San Diego City Council unanimously gave tentative approval to an ordinance Monday intended to prevent local law enforcement ...

With homelessness and public safety ranking as residents' top concerns, Salem City Council voted Oct. 13 to allocate $626,200 in funding for expanding police response to encampments, adding a mental ...