Hacker News with Generative AI: Local Government

Ann Arbor hopes to bring rooftop solar to the masses by creating a utility (bridgemi.com)
In the shadow of a presidential election dominated by rhetoric about job-killing EVs and the virtues of fossil fuels, the residents of one Michigan city voted this fall to embrace solar energy.

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Local Government, Michigan

7 points by toomuchtodo 34 days ago | 2 comments

Chicago's State Capacity Crisis (citythatworks.substack.com)
In March, Chicago’s Progressive Caucus made a painful observation: voters believe that city government just isn’t functioning.

Chicago, Politics, Government, Local Government, City Planning

14 points by paulpauper 45 days ago | 2 comments

ERP rollout at Europe's largest local council slammed (theregister.com)
UK government-appointed commissioners have labeled Birmingham City Council's Oracle Fusion rollout as "the poorest ERP deployment" they have seen.

ERP, Software, Government, UK, Local Government

24 points by rbanffy 68 days ago | 13 comments

Arizona Town Cracks Down on Project Cars with Single 'Inoperable' Vehicle Limit (thedrive.com)
Car enthusiasts and collectors are having a rough go. There have been the right-to-repair battles in Maine and Massachusetts that eventually led to the feds getting involved. Kei cars have been banned and then (hopefully) unbanned in Rhode Island and Massachusetts (again?). But now the Southwest wants in on the anti-auto action by limiting “inoperable” vehicles to just one, even on private property.

Automobiles, Law, Local Government, Arizona

14 points by PaulHoule 110 days ago | 17 comments

How Local Governments Got Hooked on One Company's Janky Software (bloomberg.com)
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Local Government, Software, Cybersecurity

54 points by nolta 133 days ago | 21 comments

NYC elected officials push for student newspapers at every high school (gothamist.com)

Education, New York, Local Government

12 points by donohoe 156 days ago | 0 comments

California to impose permanent water restrictions on cities and towns (ktla.com)

California, Water Conservation, Drought, Environmental Policy, Local Government

35 points by lando2319 193 days ago | 99 comments

Long Beach man started a petition to ban Airbnb in his neighborhood – it worked (latimes.com)

Local Government, Neighborhood Issues, Housing, Airbnb

15 points by PaulHoule 246 days ago | 13 comments

Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Local Governments (techdirt.com)