The New York City Public School system is literally renting some of its schools - and some of those remain vacant.
The US population showed gains, but mainly in mid-sized cities, not in traditional urban cores, as the economy decentralizes.
Mayor Erin Stewart of New Britain, Connecticut, is under investigation for using a city credit card for personal expenses.
The Seattle Homelessness Agency is running a forty-five-million-dollar deficit, and no one can explain what the agency does for people.
The city manager of Martinsville, Virginia spent nearly $100,000 on her official credit card without the appropriate approvals.
Pittsburgh has a chronic and severe staffing shortage across all departments, and overtime has become a significant expense.
In New York City, a thermostat repairer working in Corrections (city jails) can earn $325,000 with overtime pay.
New York City is building an outdoor bathroom at a total cost of $3.5 million, and the project is not even off the drawing board.
The City Manager of Rocky Mount, North Carolina burned through $78.2 million of city funds, a pattern he has followed for many years.
Portland, Oregon, once a model city, is now a model of extreme urban decay, and the people living in it don't seem to care.