How will new public safety plan change policing in Salt Lake City?
The public safety plan will increase police presence in high-crime areas downtown, in the Ballpark Neighborhood and the Jordan River area. The plan includes placing security cameras at parks, enforcing park curfews and improving responses to businesses affected by crime.
Salt Lake City to Get Five New Bus Lines
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is adding five new bus lines and restoring service on lines that had service cut during the pandemic, reports Jordan Miller for The Salt Lake Tribune. “The service expansion comes after a nearly 16% jump in ridership last year and will restore routes that have been dormant since the COVID-19 pandemic.”
‘Our city is fed up’: Salt Lake City mayor releases safety plan right before state deadline
Salt Lake City Erin Mendenhall released a plan to address homelessness after state leaders demanded one in a letter sent last month.
Salt Lake City unveils new public safety plan. What’s in it?
The comprehensive new initiative comes after Utah legislative leaders called on the city to fix the problems or have the state step in.
Suspect arrested following hit-and-run crash in Salt Lake City
A suspect was taken into custody early Saturday morning after hit-and-run crash left a person seriously injured in the Granary District.
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Erin Mendenhall: It’s clear that Salt Lake City must improve public safety. Here’s my plan.
The future of our city depends on our collective ability to act boldly and decisively, with the conviction that every person we serve — whether housed or unhoused — is worth the effort,” writes Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall in an op-ed.
Salt Lake City mayor reveals public safety plan
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released a series of recommendations Thursday to help curb homelessness and crime in Utah's capital city. Why it matters: The roughly 50-page public safety plan was spurred by a December letter from state GOP leaders,
SLC mayor answers Utah leaders’ call for plan to ‘restore public safety’ in capital city
This story is breaking and will be updated. The day before a deadline given to her by the state’s top Republican leaders, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Thursday unveiled a lengthy, multi-pronged plan to address homelessness,
Volunteers pitch in to give Salt Lake City Mexican restaurant a fresh coat of paint
Volunteers showed up with paint brushes Saturday morning in Rose Park to give long-time restaurant El Asadero a mini touch-up ...
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‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ Stars React to Heather Gay’s ‘Horrible’ Season 5 Finale Text Game
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ women shared their thoughts on Heather Gay’s text message game from the show’s season ...
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Salt Lake City Swig sued by neighboring laundromat over 2-lane drive-thru
A Swig store in Sugar House is being sued by a neighboring laundromat claiming its two-lane drive-thru breaches a 20-year-old ...
Tribune editorial: Salt Lake City Mayor Mendenhall takes on state’s challenge to face homelessness and crime
Other cities, counties and, most of all, the state — with the deepest pockets — must step up,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune ...
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Utah lawmakers seek collaboration with cities to create affordable housing
Affordable housing in Utah is top of mind for lawmakers but for those initiatives to work, they'll have to collaborate with city governments.
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'Fed up' Salt Lake City calls for help to solve 'brokenness' in crime, homeless services
Salt Lake City's mayor says major gaps in homeless services and criminal justice systems must be fixed to solve issues that ...
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Park City resident sentenced in marijuana conspiracy case
Gabriel Elstein was sentenced to three years of probation in a criminal marijuana conspiracy case earlier this month.
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'Small victories': Firefighters find Californian's wedding ring, college ring in fire rubble
Salt Lake City firefighters assisting in the Palisades Fire Disaster Zone helped a homeowner find two rings after he had ...