city government

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The Arcadia city government announced that next week it would select a mayor and mayor pro tem from among the remaining council members.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But the city government says the zoo will now remain closed until Friday as investigations continue.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Take Charles Allen, the District of Columbia councilman who this fall delayed Waymo’s rollout in the nation’s capital by demanding that the city government study it further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Hundreds of Brussels residents took to the streets Monday to protest as the failure of squabbling politicians to form a regional city government topped a previous 541-day Belgian record.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

There were still plenty of Democratic aldermen and department heads in city government.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield