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The Salt Lake City Council selected Dennis Faris to fill its District 2 seat, representing the southern end of the city’s west side and some of its most diverse neighborhoods, including Glendale, Fairpark and Poplar Grove.
“My life journey here has been very unexpected,” Faris said in his presentation. “From being a young Hispanic child on public assistance, to following in my father’s footsteps by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force during the first Gulf War right after high school, to being here today.”
Faris’ appointment means he will serve until Jan. 3, 2022. Voters then will select a candidate to fill out the remainder of Johnston’s term, which expires in 2024, at the municipal election in November.
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SALT LAKE CITY A House committee debated whether it is safer for cyclists to come to a complete halt at stop signs or be allowed to just slow down as if it were a yield, ultimately agreeing to let the issue move on to the full chamber for a vote.
Sponsored by Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, HB142 would let cyclists treat a stop sign as a yield sign if there is no danger to themselves or others in the intersection that have the right of way.
“Cyclists know well, when they’re riding in the streets with other vehicles, that they will be the loser if they are reckless or dash out in front of the car and try to beat a car,” Spackman Moss said during Wednesday’s meeting of the House Transportation Committee.