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This plan was less than some advocates called for, but council members rejected it by a 10-5 vote, choosing to leave single-family zones mostly untouched.

Other proposals from the Housing Department need a bit more scrutiny from council members.

The change comes after the newly-elected council of Dawson City, Yukon, refused to take the King's oath in solidarity with an indigenous council member who raised concerns about the Crown’s history in Canada.

“It feels like it was just a photo op,” said Marcus Bush, a council member for National City and a member of the Air Pollution Control District who signed the petition to the EPA.

Despite being outspent 8-1, a coalition of progressive groups in Santa Ana helped beat back a recall of a city council member who was opposed by real estate interests and the city’s police union.