Detroit to restore water service to unpaid homes to allow people to wash their hands to avoid coronavirus ~health Article 360 words 9 votes
Coronavirus update: Gov. Newsom warns of more California school closings, leaders call for calm ~health Article 1295 words 8 votes
More than fifty people died under Victoria's euthanasia scheme during its first six months ~health medicine Article 593 words 5 votes
Analysis of Voatz mobile voting app by MIT researchers finds elementary security flaws ~tech security Article 1644 words 11 votes
Surveillance on UK council websites - A study of private companies’ data collection on council websites across the United Kingdom ~tech internet privacy google Article 330 words 8 votes
Got lacteal secretions? Virginia tries to limit the legal definition of milk. ~food drinks Article 416 words 7 votes
Air pollution inequality growing in Massachusetts ~enviro pollution.air Article 559 words, published Dec 19 2017 3 votes
Tesla and the State of Michigan makes deal to be able to sell and service vehicles within the state ~transport Article 653 words 9 votes
A mayor in Norway's Arctic looks to China to reinvent his frontier town ~finance Article 1154 words 11 votes
Would capping office space ease San Francisco’s housing crunch? ~design urban planning Article 4 votes
Oslo saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019 – reducing the number of cars reduced the number of traffic fatalities ~transport Article 814 words, published Jan 3 2020 5 votes
California solar mandate, gas bans take effect in 2020: what you need to know ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1266 words 8 votes
San Diego to suspend face recognition program, limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to criminal justice data ~tech Article 475 words 9 votes
Group of Canadian premiers will work together to research and build small modular nuclear reactors ~enviro Article 730 words 11 votes
Peckish pedestrians in Copenhagen will soon be able to pluck healthy snacks directly from greenery around the city ~food Article 299 words 13 votes
The great American tax haven: Why the super-rich love South Dakota ~finance Article 4661 words 7 votes
Bay Area students and teachers rally for school funding and Prop 13 reform ~life education Article 888 words 6 votes
New Hampshire lawmaker blocks device repair bill, tells constituents to just buy new $1k phones ~tech Article 630 words 7 votes
More than 50,000 people are set to get a basic income in a Brazilian city ~finance Article 1760 words 15 votes
California city returns island taken from native tribe in 1860 massacre ~news usa.ca Article 565 words 10 votes
Oslo Municipality's Water and Sewage Administration has offered a useful tip to reduce water waste – it's OK to pee in the shower ~enviro water.waste Article 395 words, published Oct 14 2019 9 votes
To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies ~life family Article 124 words 9 votes
Banning cars on San Francisco’s Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously ~transport Article 1079 words 10 votes
Why US cities are banning new fast food drive-throughs ~food restaurants Article 693 words, published Oct 10 2019 8 votes
California is banning the tiny bottles of shampoo in hotels ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 323 words, published Oct 11 2019 11 votes
Stockton's basic income trial: Early results show how money is spent ~finance economics Article 1509 words 6 votes
The greening of Paris makes its mayor more than a few enemies ~design urban planning Article 1506 words 9 votes
Chechen authorities are carrying out literal witch hunts ~news russia.chechnya Article 521 words, published Jul 12 2019 10 votes
When Oslo's first floating sauna was banned by port authorities, its owners took it on the run, sparking a public craze ~life Article 1509 words 7 votes
Uber to limit drivers' app access to comply with NYC regulation ~transport Article 431 words, published Sep 17 2019 4 votes
Colorado town offers 1 gbps for $60 after years of battling Comcast ~tech internet Article 489 words 11 votes
Teddy bear fence along Copper Coast Highway poses safety risk to children, South Australia mayors warn ~transport Article 894 words 5 votes
93% of British Columbians want to scrap changing clocks for daylight time, survey says ~life Article 718 words 11 votes
A young mayor makes the case for a guaranteed income ~finance economics Article 2542 words, published Aug 16 2019 11 votes
A small city with big delusions: Pine Island, MN (population 3,000) has huge dreams, yet they can’t take care of their basic systems. Who pays the price? ~design urban planning Article 862 words, published Jul 30 2019 8 votes
Ottawa city hall has been targeted by cyber attacks more than 8,000 times in the past year ~tech security.cyber Article 608 words 8 votes
Solar brings in the big bucks for local governments ~enviro energy.renewable Article 493 words, published Jul 30 2019 4 votes