councilman

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An L.A. city councilman, at his wit’s end, joked that the city could end the smog problem by adopting a resolution “creating an eight-mile-an-hour wind” to blow it all away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Arias, the Fresno councilman and a former farmworker himself, acknowledged that Chavez has “been an idol to us as a community, because he fought and advocated for ourselves and our parents who are farmworkers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But Morano, the councilman, is adamant that "this is not just a place that should be known for landfills and mobsters."

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Mr. Allen, a Democrat, is a District of Columbia city councilman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

He says, “Please feel free to sit down, anywhere you want. Is the councilman expecting you?”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee