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Hugo Soto-Martínez, a Los Angeles city councilman who has pushed for immigrant protections, noted that the president had previously gone after California’s sanctuary status and failed.
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Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
As previously reported, Riley said he’d had been briefed by the MTA in March, around the time regulators first caught wind of the sewage issues — but the councilman said he hasn’t yet been given an update.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Facebook comments — from the councilman and others — prompted numerous businesses to pull out, VanBeurden said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2025
College Democrats had planned to rally before the event with Keith Powers, a candidate for Manhattan borough president who is currently an East Side councilman.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
As previously reported, Riley said he’d had been briefed by the MTA in March, around the time regulators first caught wind of the sewage issues — but the councilman said he hasn’t yet been given an update.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Facebook comments — from the councilman and others — prompted numerous businesses to pull out, VanBeurden said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2025
College Democrats had planned to rally before the event with Keith Powers, a candidate for Manhattan borough president who is currently an East Side councilman.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 7 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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