commissioner
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The governor’s office didn’t announce an interim commissioner and said one would be named in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The patient safety commissioner, as well as some rural campaign groups, have echoed these fears.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Community College trustee and a city of L.A. charter reform commissioner before being elected to the state Assembly in 1998.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Last year, former FDA commissioner David Kessler asked the agency to declare certain refined carbohydrates unsafe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Our city commissioner, Tomás García, patted Wilfrido’s shoulder.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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During that period, commissioners took 17,742 regulatory actions for pesticide violations of all types, but only 4,885 resulted in fines or referrals to district attorneys for possible prosecution, according to the data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
MacPherson said county agricultural commissioners have discretion in deciding which enforcement tools — warning letters, written notices, fines — to use in a given situation, depending on the “nature and severity of the violation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 1989, he took office on the county board of commissioners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Repeated closures of parking in Market Square by the commissioners in previous years was cited by her as a significant reason for shop closures due to dwindling footfall in recent years.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But one of his fellow seven commissioners, T. A. M. Craven, noted that the FCC should be cautious about censorship.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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