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What else is going on Nate Holden, a state senator and longtime councilman who fought for South L.A., died at 95
San Francisco law enforcement veteran Bill Scott will become L.A. Metro’s first police chief.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
He has been banned for life from the city of Bonita Springs, having once sunk a corrupt city councilman’s party barge, but shows little remorse.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Which is why Duncan, a first-term councilman who represents the 6th District, is urging his constituents to vote no.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Blake Vaughn, a one-term councilman who is not seeking reelection in May, was disciplined by his colleagues April 9 after a closed meeting that lasted over an hour.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
He has been banned for life from the city of Bonita Springs, having once sunk a corrupt city councilman’s party barge, but shows little remorse.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Which is why Duncan, a first-term councilman who represents the 6th District, is urging his constituents to vote no.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Blake Vaughn, a one-term councilman who is not seeking reelection in May, was disciplined by his colleagues April 9 after a closed meeting that lasted over an hour.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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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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