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With no set timeline on when residents will get access, some city council members are pushing for accountability.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
So the Orange County Transportation Authority’s 17 voting directors on its board, mostly county supervisors and city council members, removed that discount last year.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
In recent years, the department's budget requests to update its equipment have not been met by the city budget, but in the 2026 budget, city council members overrode a mayoral veto to increase the fire department's funding to $10 million.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2026
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
So the Orange County Transportation Authority’s 17 voting directors on its board, mostly county supervisors and city council members, removed that discount last year.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
In recent years, the department's budget requests to update its equipment have not been met by the city budget, but in the 2026 budget, city council members overrode a mayoral veto to increase the fire department's funding to $10 million.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2026
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“City council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20council. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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