city government

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Fernando Guerra, director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, said voters sometimes favor their local representative even if they have issues with city government in general.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Pratt, 42 years old, entered the race a year after losing his home in the Palisades fire, saying the city government failed to protect residents from the blaze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Curitiba, the capital of Paraná, has become so famous for its parks’ capybaras that the city government recently created an Instagram video with an A.I. cartoon capybara warning people not to touch it.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

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