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A 1.2-million-sq-ft San Francisco mall was foreclosed and a buyer walked away; a new bid would add 6 basketball courts, 8 volleyball courts and a sports high school
San Francisco’s struggling downtown mall could get a second life as a major sports destination. The San Francisco Standard and...
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Government to end ban on Catholic and Jewish PMs’ involvement in Church appointments
The Roman Catholic Relief Act, for example, says that a Catholic advising a sovereign on a Church appointment would be...
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Developers once planned Adirondack Park’s largest residential project on 5,800 New York acres; after years of failure and foreclosure litigation, the land is headed for public auction
After years of legal wrangling, the 5,800-acre tract in New York’s Adirondack Park that was once planned for residential development...
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The US and Mexico have shared the Colorado River since 1944; a new deal will cut Mexico’s allocation by 250,000 acre-feet, about 17%, for two years
About 40 million people depend on the Colorado River system across the United States and Mexico. From drinking water to...
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Unions warn against ‘out of control’ political spending
Many in the trade union movement – especially those with links to Labour – have been wary of a cap...
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A Wisconsin family tried for years to drain nearly 2,000 floodplain acres for farming; after the effort struggled and a tax fight followed, the land is now permanently protected along 2+ miles of the Sugar River
The nearly 2,000-acre property will become part of the Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area. A Wisconsin family spent years trying to...
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Political donors could face tougher residency rules
It also wants to introduce a minimum residency period of at least 12 months in which the cap would still...
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Ohio wants to add 118 acres around a rare wetland to a nature preserve; if funding comes through, the protected habitat could grow to 450 acres and the family has offered to donate its house and 3 more acres
Representative Image (AI-generated) A conservation effort in Ross County, Ohio, could significantly expand protection around a rare wetland complex if...
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Unions urge ministers to soften planned changes to immigration rules
Trade unions are putting pressure on the government to soften proposed changes to immigration rules, which would make it harder...
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Texas landowners are suing to stop border work through Big Bend under a $46 billion federal push; the 500-mile region has historically accounted for about 1% of arrests
Texas landowners, ranchers and business owners are taking legal action to stop the Trump administration from building border walls and...
