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In a video posted on social media, police are holding Osse by the arms and exchanging words before the councilman was pushed to the ground and detained.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Now the councilman's district is putting together a District 9 safe streets program.
—Mamie Bah, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Brickner is in his sixth year as a county councilman.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Before his election to the BOE, Vazquez served as a Santa Monica city councilman starting in 1990.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Now the councilman's district is putting together a District 9 safe streets program.
—Mamie Bah, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Brickner is in his sixth year as a county councilman.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Before his election to the BOE, Vazquez served as a Santa Monica city councilman starting in 1990.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən 
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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