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In Oxford, the city council hopes the ambitious new targets will lead to the extra housing that councillors say the area needs.

Last week, Los Angeles' city council passed a "sanctuary city" ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal immigration authorities.

The city council of San José, Northern California’s most populous city, unanimously passed a sweeping mandatory soft-story retrofit ordinance earlier this fall.

Despite being outspent 8-1, a coalition of progressive groups in Santa Ana helped beat back a recall of a city council member who was opposed by real estate interests and the city’s police union.

On Tuesday, for example, Los Angeles' city council passed a "sanctuary city" ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal immigration authorities.