https://www.europesays.com/uk/376914/ Dom Frost: I recently found myself defending London…and I don’t know why #AntiSocialBehaviour #Britain #Conservatives #Crime #England #Graffiti #GreatBritain #HousePrices #Housing #Labour #LocalGovernment #london #OxfordStreet #UK #UnitedKingdom

Hume City Council sounds alarm on ‘tidal wave’ of data centre water applications

A deputy mayor in Melbourne’s outer north has sounded the alarm on the environmental impact of data centres,…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Amazon #AU #Australia #datacentre #humecitycouncil #localgovernment #planning
https://www.newsbeep.com/83588/

Council sounds alarm on 'tidal wave' of data centre water applications
By Leanne Wong

A council in Melbourne's outer north has voted for more scrutiny over applications for resource-intensive data centres, with its deputy mayor warning the significant volumes of water they require could jeopardise new housing and population growth.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/hume-council-votes-on-data-centres-energy-water-management-plan/105694556

Life in this UK town comes with a warning: Your home may be lost to the sea
By Bridget Rollason

In some ways, this Welsh town is idyllic. But its 750 residents face an uncertain future and are even being branded the United Kingdom's first climate refugees.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-24/residents-in-uk-town-told-their-homes-could-be-lost-to-sea/105645678

New York State Archives: New York State Archives Awards $4.9 Million In Local Government Records Management Grants. “The New York State Archives today announced that $4.9 million has been awarded to 80 local governments, school districts, and educational institutions across the state to improve records management systems, better preserve documents, and serve the public. The Local Government […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/22/new-york-state-archives-new-york-state-archives-awards-4-9-million-in-local-government-records-management-grants/

#ukpol #housing Sod the #royalfamily Punitive sanctions on all landlords holding back all empty homes. I don't give a stuff whether that's #localgovernment, #housingassociations or #venturecapitalists. The only thing that works are small local #housing #cooperatives. That's both my experience and an opinion.

r/t @steverocky says
The Royal Family have at least 8 empty homes - they could all be used to house asylum seekers!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r413l5n57o

Tiny house eviction notice for Bega Valley couple amid dispute on moveable dwellings

Josh Heins and Manu Bohn’s 12-square-metre home in the New South Wales Bega Valley could be viewed as…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #begavalleyshirecouncil #caravan #crisisaccommodation #domesticviolence #HousingCrisis #Legislation #localapprovalspolicy #localgovernment #nswgovernment #propertyprices #shellharbour #tinyhomes
https://www.newsbeep.com/69240/

The Cabinet Office will create a system designed to dispatch personnel with damage assessment experience to affected areas promptly once a disaster occurs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/japan-local-governments-disaster-damage-certificates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disasterpreparedness #localgovernment #cabinetoffice

Breaking: Tasmanian Labor fails to secure Greens support for no-confidence motion https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/labor-fails-to-secure-greens-support/105667432 #StateandTerritoryParliament #PoliticalLeadership #LocalGovernment

Right, now pls dump the useless Dean Winter.

Breaking: Tasmanian Labor fails to secure Greens support for no-confidence motion
By Josh Duggan

Labor and Dean Winter's bid for Tasmania's government appears to have failed, with the Greens announcing they would not support Labor's foreshadowed no-confidence motion.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/labor-fails-to-secure-greens-support/105667432

The Register: Cyberattack on Dutch prosecution service is keeping speed cameras offline. “The lingering effects of a cyberattack on the Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands are preventing it from reactivating speed cameras across the country. The Dutch newspaper Leeuwarder Courant has reported that dozens of Speed cameras remain offline after they were temporarily shutdown following […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/16/the-register-cyberattack-on-dutch-prosecution-service-is-keeping-speed-cameras-offline/

Mother Jones: Government Documents Show Police Disabling AI Oversight Tools. “Departments aren’t reviewing or disclosing AI-written police reports—which are now being used in plea deals.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/16/mother-jones-government-documents-show-police-disabling-ai-oversight-tools/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/347470/ Council not ensuring value for money when commissioning services, report says #Britain #GreatBritain #LocalGovernment #NeathPortTalbot #NeathPortTalbotCouncil #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

FYI: The Oakland Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission has three open seats for terms that start on January 1, 2026 — and applications are due September 11.

https://oaklandside.org/2025/08/14/wanted-your-ideas-on-making-oakland-better-for-walking-and-biking/

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura has suggested the possibility of making another bid for a so-called Osaka metropolis plan, an idea rejected twice in local referendums. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/politics/ishin-osaka-metropolis-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #osaka #nipponishinnokai #localgovernment

Osaka governor eager to make another bid for metropolis plan

OSAKA – Hirofumi Yoshimura, the governor of Osaka and leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, has suggested the possibility of making another bid for a so-called Osaka metropolis plan, an idea rejected twice in local referendums. The long-discussed plan would scrap the ci…
#Japan #JP #Osaka #LOCALGOVERNMENT #news #NipponIshinnoKai #osakanews #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1345170/osaka-governor-eager-to-make-another-bid-for-metropolis-plan/

https://www.alojapan.com/1345170/osaka-governor-eager-to-make-another-bid-for-metropolis-plan/ Osaka governor eager to make another bid for metropolis plan #LOCALGOVERNMENT #news #NipponIshinNoKai #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA – Hirofumi Yoshimura, the governor of Osaka and leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, has suggested the possibility of making another bid for a so-called Osaka metropolis plan, an idea rejected twice in local referendums. The long-discussed plan would scrap the city of Osaka and reorganize it into special administrat

Gizmodo: A Kentucky Town Experimented With AI. The Results Were Stunning. “At the end, Sensemaker found 2,370 ideas that at least 80% of the respondents could agree on. Some of the most agreed upon ideas included increasing the amount of healthcare specialists in the city so that residents don’t have to rely on services an hour away in Nashville, repurposing empty retail spaces and adding […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/11/gizmodo-a-kentucky-town-experimented-with-ai-the-results-were-stunning/