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The Yakima City Council recently decided to put a $30 car tab proposal before the voters to raise money to fund street repairs. The city is also looking in to taking over full operation of the Yakima Air Terminal, instead of joint operation with Yakima County...

At Tuesday night's Yakima City Council Meeting, the council will make some decisions that will effect the face of downtown Yakima "for the next 100 years", according to city manager Tony O'Roarke. The question is what what you like to see?

Two giant banners stare drivers in the face on Yakima Avenue.  One is advertising for a private business. The other is sending people to Toppenish. City Manager Tony O'Rourke says he thinks they are unnecessary. "It could either compliment a city or detract from it and I think we have a situation where we're doing more detracting than complementing,” O’Rourke said...

City leaders in Yakima want to open a medical clinic for city employees which may save taxpayers money. Yakima City Manager Tony O'Rourke says the clinic would save about $360,000 in taxpayer money. The clinic would be based at the Yakima Sunfair building at the fairgrounds...

Car tab fees have never been very popular, but Yakima City Manager Tony O'Rourke believes now may be the time to ask voters for the fee to pay for city street repairs. The city council will talk about putting the issue in front of voters during a study session this morning...

The Yakima Police gang unit is set to double in size, thanks to a increase in city tax revenue. Five officers are in the unit, they work a five day rotation. City Manager Tony O'Rourke and Police Chief Dominic Rizzi, Jr. want to double its size...

Both city and county officials in Yakima are looking for cheaper ways to house local prisoners. The Yakima City Council today will hold a study session with county officials to talk about housing more city prisoners in the county jail or expand the current city jail...

The downtown park at Second Street and Yakima Avenue will remain open for now. Last week city officials removed pavers and basically ripped up the park. But, now the barren lot will change once more.  In just a week, the owner Terry Powell had a change of heart to let the city to use the space once again...

The Yakima City Council held a study session on downtown development at city hall Tuesday.  City Manager Tony O'Rourke suggested making parking more accessible for those who want to spend time in the downtown area.  O'Rourke proposed council members switch from 2 hour free parking to 4 hour free parking with those who have permits parking in private lots...

One of the key findings of the 2012 Yakima Citizen Survey that the Yakima City Council focused on during its retreat in late August showed that some Yakima residents don’t feel as safe as they would like to in the downtown area, particularly after dark...