Best Big Cities News

Beyond the "R" WordTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:00PMWith redevelopment off the plate, it’s time to move on.  Under City Manager Phil Vince’s leadership the City is examining options.  Discussions on City goals are being backed up by fact-finding explorations of Redwood City, Livermore, and Lodi.  I missed Redwood City and will comment only on Livermore and Lodi.   more...

Girls soccer team continues to dominateTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:32AMROME – Half a world away, the American women’s soccer team is doing their best to captivate the country with a thrilling win over soccer superpower Brazil in the World Cup. Many of these women were brought up from a very young age on the game of soccer. They played through high-school and college and many had to shine in camps and tournaments just to make it on the national team.

LGUs oppose reduced tax under Renewable Energy ActTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:53AMThe Association of Geothermal Energy Producing Local Government Units (AGEPL) will come out with a manifesto opposing the reduction of real property tax (RPT) on power plants as provided for by RA 9513 or the Renewal Energy Act of 2008. The reduction will affect the education sector since RPT is a big source of the Special Education Fund (SEF) of local government units (LGU).

Sallee gets an education in bracketologyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:36PMAfter a weekend in Indianapolis, Brady Sallee had trouble when he got home.

Pool sharks hope to take bite out of VegasMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:09PMThe venue represents both quality, and quantity. The sight of hundreds of pool tables — a virtual sea of 3.5-by-7-foot rectangles of green felt — all in one place was a little intimidating to Scott Burgwald, Craig Burgwald, Vicky