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Can You Run A City Based on Happiness?

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07/17/2015

Can You Run A City Based on Happiness? It’s hard to imagine anyone ... in Santa Monica, California. The affluent beachfront city , a suburb of Los Angeles, is home to surfers, students, ... doing as well as you’d...

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Finalists Selected for Bloomberg's C40 Cities Awards

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10/08/2015

The C40 Cities Awards provide global recognition for cities demonstrating world-leading policies and programs that reduce emissions and improve sustainability.

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Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers

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08/06/2013

... bankruptcies to America's cities. So this week, the city of Richmond, Calif., will be the first of what will .....

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Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities

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12/02/2014

Cities were selected from an applicant pool spanning 94 countries.

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When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In

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06/24/2014

... Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from ... already started thinking beyond major shocks. --Cross- city collaboration is key. --A city...

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Ford Foundation Webcast: Inclusive Growth in Cities Campaign

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03/28/2016

The Ford Foundation is hosting a live webcast Tuesday, March 29, marking the launch of its Inclusive Growth in Cities campaign.

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Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities

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10/03/2017

... crimes. ICE officials said that the sweep, Operation Safe City , which concluded Wednesday, focused on “sanctuary ...

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Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities

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09/29/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies will distribute $125 million over the next five years to reduce traffic deaths and injuries in 10 cities in low- and middle-income countries.

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Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub

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05/04/2015

Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub Chances are, you’re ... or the Northeast — where epic snowstorms can shut down a city — complete safety is virtually unobtainable. But .....

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Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities

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06/07/2013

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled the Race for the Cure events due to economic uncertainty and competition from other nonprofits.

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City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"

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07/13/2014

City 's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary ... street vendors to sell raw fruits and vegetables, targeted city neighborhoods suffering disproportionately from obesity ... are "regular...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Opinion: Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?

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09/05/2017

Harvey was an epic disaster. And it was a disaster brought on, in large part, by bad policy.

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Providence Wins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities Challenge

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03/13/2013

The Providence Talks project, which will help low-income parents improve their kids’ language skills, secured the $5 million top prize for Providence, R.I., in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayor’s Challenge.