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The mayor serves alongside eight city council members who represent each of Oklahoma City's eight wards.
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Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 14 Jan. 2026
Duluth marked a historic milestone tonight as Sarah Park was sworn in as the city's first immigrant woman to serve on city council.
—Monique John, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Major cities, like San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco, have strong public employee unions that tend to influence the outcome of who is elected to their city councils.
—John Moorlach, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Lobbying efforts ahead of the twisty election of the Boston city council president last week may have violated Massachusetts’s Open Meeting Law, according to allegations in a resolution filed by Councilor Ed Flynn seeking the Attorney General’s guidance on the issue.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 14 Jan. 2026
Duluth marked a historic milestone tonight as Sarah Park was sworn in as the city's first immigrant woman to serve on city council.
—Monique John, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Major cities, like San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco, have strong public employee unions that tend to influence the outcome of who is elected to their city councils.
—John Moorlach, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Lobbying efforts ahead of the twisty election of the Boston city council president last week may have violated Massachusetts’s Open Meeting Law, according to allegations in a resolution filed by Councilor Ed Flynn seeking the Attorney General’s guidance on the issue.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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“City council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20council. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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