When Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1,518,000), cut the core budget of its fleet management office by $2 million and the fleet acquisition budget by another $2 million(...)
With about 180 commissioned officers, the Boulder, Colorado (95,000), police department was not big enough to support an in-house laboratory to develop its forensic photographs.
The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota (383,000), is partnering with a local manufacturer of defibrillators to encourage local businesses to obtain the life-saving devices.
During the 2003 holiday season, San Francisco, California (777,000), used its "Shop Outside the Box: Buy from San Francisco Small Businesses"...
Bar codes on road signs in Kitsap County, Washington (232,000), allow the county to keep track of maintenance for each sign.