San Diego: Half of San Diego’s new appointees are women, 70% are p...

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San Diego: Half of San Diego’s new appointees are women, 70% are people of color on boards, commissions

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BY ANDREA LOPEZ-VILLAFAÑA | SanDiegoUnionTribune.Com Troy Warren for CNT Mayor Todd Gloria says he wants to make it easier for the public to nominate themselves SAN DIEGO — Mayor Todd Gloria announced about half the volunteers he appointed to the city’s more than 45 board and commissions are women and 70 percent are people of color. Some are the first in their demographic group to serve in those roles, including the first Black Somali refugee to serve on the San Diego County Water Authority, Ismahan Abdullahi. Others are geographic firsts, such as Ken Malbrough, the first District 4 resident to serve on the…

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Chandler: Chandler chooses city manager after national search

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Joshua Bowling | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for CNT Chandler announced it would promote an internal candidate, Joshua Wright, to lead the city after conducting a national search to replace City Manager Marsha Reed, who retired in March. The City Council is expected to approve Wright's contract at an Aug. 12 meeting. Since March, Wright has served as interim city manager in the suburb of some 260,000 residents southeast of Phoenix. He joined the city as an assistant city manager in 2017. Wright was one of four city manager finalists named earlier this month. "I am honored by the Mayor and council's confidence in…

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New Orleans: Arson suspected at NOLA mansion owned by Beyoncé, Jay-Z

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By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Arson is now the suspected cause of a Tuesday night fire at a New Orleans mansion owned by Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The mansion is located in the city’s Garden District mansion on Harmony Street near St. Charles Avenue. The property, according to media reports, has been vacant for years and was in a state of disrepair. ccording to WGNO, the New Orleans Police Department received a report of a suspicious person in the area around the time of the fire. An eyewitness told the station a man was seen running from the home…

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ATLANTA: Metro Atlanta economy accelerates in June

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By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT The shipping supply company Uline is hiring. Intent on adding about 100 employees at their Braselton warehouse, the company is luring candidates with starting pay of $24 an hour and the promise of a profit-sharing bonus north of $7,000. It’s a sign of the times — or, at least, the moment. The region is flush with jobs and companies are jostling for workers as the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continues. “Everyone is looking for people,” said Terry Knox, human resources manager at Uline. Metro Atlanta last month added…

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Atlanta: Georgia cities rank low on list of best cities for renters

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By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Renting isn’t always a cheaper or better alternative to owning a property Rent vs. own is a debate most people have with themselves at some point. Roughly 44 million American households have opted to rent rather than buy their homes because of convenience, cost or both. But renting isn’t always a cheaper or better alternative to owning a property. The right road to take depends on a variety of factors, including an individual’s or family’s financial means, and how well the local real-estate market is doing. Each has advantages and drawbacks, so it’s…

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Atlanta: Georgia film business bounces back from pandemic with record-setting 12 months: $4 billion in direct spending

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By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT The state drew $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2020. The Georgia film and TV business quickly shook off the pandemic the past fiscal year, generating a record-setting $4 billion in direct spending, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development. For the year ending June 30, 2021, film and TV production companies spent nearly twice as much as they did in fiscal year 2020, when they generated about $2.2 billion. The previous record was fiscal year 2019, when the number hit $2.9 billion. The film business was effectively shut down for…

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Atlanta: Georgia is 2nd best state to start a business, analysis concludes

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By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT In WalletHub ranking, Peach State came in first for business environment Harold Samuel coined the phrase “location, location, location” as the three things that matter in real estate. The same could be said for starting a business. If you’re thinking of becoming your own boss, you’ll be glad to know you’ve nailed two of those locations. In May, we reported that Atlanta is the third best city in the nation to start your career, according to a WalletHub analysis. Now, the financial website has found Georgia to be the second best state…

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Phoenix: Milwaukee Bucks ticket prices, demand skyrocket for NBA Finals Game 6 vs. Phoenix Suns

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Jeremy Cluff | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for CNT The Milwaukee Bucks are one win away from winning the NBA title. Fans who want to watch the team have a chance to do so in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals are going to have to fork over some serious cash. As of Monday afternoon, the least expensive tickets for Game 6 of the NBA Finals at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee against the Phoenix Suns were going for $1,000 each on Ticketmaster, and those were for standing room only seats with no guaranteed view of the court. The cheapest seats with…

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Phoenix: ‘This thing is god-awful’: Arizona COVID-19 outbreak tied to country-western dance turns deadly

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Stephanie Innes and Alison Steinbach, Arizona Republic Troy Warren for CNT The number of positive COVID-19 cases linked to a June 11 dance in Arizona's Show Low area has grown to 24 and 2 people have died. LINDEN — Stephanie and Ray Thalman hadn't been out to a single one of their beloved country dances in this rural Arizona hamlet for nearly two years when they stepped into the White Mountain Square Dance Hall on the evening of June 11. About 70 people attended the three-hour event that night, moving to the music of a two-person live local band called Midnight Moon. The Thalmans,…

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Atlanta: Judge dismisses lawsuit that sought to overturn Georgia Senate elections

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By David Wickert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT A Henry County judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn the runoff elections that gave Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. The lawsuit aimed to void the election of Georgia’s Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the U.S. Senate. But Superior Court Judge Brian Amero rejected the effort at a hearing Monday. It’s the latest failure in a series of unsuccessful lawsuits that challenged Democratic victories in Georgia, including President Joe Biden’s narrow victory over former President Donald Trump. The latest lawsuit contested the Senate election results and sought a new…

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