Author: Lizzie Stone

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City employees to get up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave

Beginning in January, city employees can use up to eight weeks of paid parental leave within a six month period — one outcome of an effort to address workers’ requests for broader benefits.

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New park project spearheaded by private group inches ahead

A long-discussed plan for a privately funded group to build a public park on city land took a step forward as the city council on Tuesday approved conceptual designs and tasked the city attorney with finalizing an agreement with the group.

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Despite flood of new housing approvals, actual construction has slowed to a trickle in city

Of the 2,886 residential units the city council have approved as part of new developments since January 2021, 55 units are under construction and just 25 have been completed.

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