controller
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The city controller acts as the city’s chief accountant and provides oversight on the city’s spending.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Mejia, a 35-year-old certified public accountant associated with the Green Party, won the most votes of any controller candidate in city history in 2022 despite running against a then-sitting councilmember.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
An air traffic controller had just told the Frontier pilot they were clear for takeoff and wished them a good night.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
A few minutes later, the pilot told the controller that there was smoke in the aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Alexandra Krivonogova, from the 125th Guards, flew passenger planes for twenty-five years and then became an air traffic controller.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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