ordinance
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Bare and other opponents escalated their fight soon after, filing two suits to amend the ordinance and reverse the rezoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The council approved the ordinance in a 3-2 vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
They are gathering signatures for a petition to put the ordinance to a citywide referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Still, the way the ordinance is worded also prohibits teaching yoga for free, Pease pointed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Bitter local officials pushed through an ordinance banning automobiles from the Stanford campus and all tourist areas, effectively exiling them from the city.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Rules required minimum lot sizes of 5,750 square feet for single-family homes, and strict single-family zoning ordinances were criticized for creating sprawl.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
In 2024, Berkeley and Oakland passed ordinances outlawing discrimination based on family structure, including polyamorous relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Collect enough of those points, and players are granted access to devastating ordinances.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
I went home, ran for city council and after reading Mr. Sasses’s 2018 book, “Them: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal,” began revisiting local ordinances to reduce loneliness and strengthen civic life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
There was simply no way they could find anything approaching a long-term home among the rules and public ordinances of the living.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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