city council
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The councillor was elected in May to represent the Ladywood ward for the city council.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Steven Keener, a professor of criminology at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, said residents can meet with city council members or mayors to convince them to cancel their contracts with the surveillance company.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
For now, cyberattacks have become an unusual line item at Braham’s latest city council meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Gilroy’s city council is considering a proposal to require future projects to hold community meetings and win planning-commission approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He’d been elected to the city council two years before, on his second attempt, and there was rampant talk of a run against the mayor in the next Democratic primary.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
