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While the city could choose to make it a department, that might be a harder sell to a public familiar with disappointments like the recent overbilling scandal at the San Diego Public Utilities Department, Powers said.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO? IT’S POSSIBLE, BUT THE WINDOW IS CLOSINGMACKENZIE ELMERDECEMBER 16, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Officials including Powers and Hudson told investigators they were aware of persistent problems with harassment surrounding the women’s clinic at the Washington medical center.
VA SECRETARY FOCUSED ON SMEARING WOMAN WHO SAID SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN A VA HOSPITAL, PROBE FINDSBY ISAAC ARNSDORFDECEMBER 10, 2020PROPUBLICA
Before the meeting, Wilkie wrote an email to Powers, his then-chief of staff, and Tucker, his then-chief of legislative affairs, about a previous conversation with the congressman about Goldstein.
VA WATCHDOG TOLD PROSECUTORS HIS PROBE OF SECRETARY WILKIE’S EFFORT TO DISCREDIT HOUSE STAFFER TURNED UP POSSIBLE CRIMINAL CONDUCTLISA REIN, SPENCER HSUDECEMBER 9, 2020WASHINGTON POST
He altogether doubted his own powers to perform satisfactorily the task before him.
AN EYE FOR AN EYEANTHONY TROLLOPE
When the powers are not used along the line of their strength they become demoralized, weakened, deteriorated.
HOW TO SUCCEEDORISON SWETT MARDEN
Yet it was the beginning of his great career, both as to a consciousness of his own powers and in attracting the public attention.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME XIIIJOHN LORD
Now, if we consider that water raised to 212° is boiling, we shall be as much astonished at their powers of enduring heat as cold.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, VOL. V, NO. XXV, JUNE, 1852VARIOUS
Even the powers of magic were tried in vain to effect his cure.
PARIS FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT DAY; VOLUME 1WILLIAM WALTON
He had selected this spot in the event of the Powers not allowing his remains to be transferred to France or Ajaccio.
THE TRAGEDY OF ST. HELENAWALTER RUNCIMAN
His powers depend for their effectiveness on their deliberative and strenuous exertions.
MEDIAEVAL SOCIALISMBEDE JARRETT

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