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The councilwoman also underscored the city’s existing ordinance governing alcohol sales until 2 a.m., hinting at potential enforcement gaps.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Gideon Cody, then the Marion police chief, obtained search warrants for the Record’s newsroom, as well as the homes of the publisher and a city councilwoman.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
But the incoming mayor of Marion, made up of about 2,000 people in south-central Kansas, has vowed to improve transparency and said the councilwoman’s ousting meant residents simply wanted change.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
The councilwoman also voted against a package of pay raises for the LAPD.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The councilwoman and now vice mayor joined the City Council in 2017 and was reelected in 2021.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
The city councilwoman, who lives in Silver Lake, had the distinction in 2020 of becoming the first member of the Democratic Socialists of America to oust an incumbent at City Hall.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Last year, a lot in Harlem drew citywide attention when it was turned into a truck depot after the local councilwoman opposed the development of a high-rise complex.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Sneed, a former councilwoman who previously ran for council president in 2020, has $169,281 on hand, according to her filing.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Gideon Cody, then the Marion police chief, obtained search warrants for the Record’s newsroom, as well as the homes of the publisher and a city councilwoman.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
But the incoming mayor of Marion, made up of about 2,000 people in south-central Kansas, has vowed to improve transparency and said the councilwoman’s ousting meant residents simply wanted change.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
The councilwoman also voted against a package of pay raises for the LAPD.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The councilwoman and now vice mayor joined the City Council in 2017 and was reelected in 2021.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
The city councilwoman, who lives in Silver Lake, had the distinction in 2020 of becoming the first member of the Democratic Socialists of America to oust an incumbent at City Hall.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Last year, a lot in Harlem drew citywide attention when it was turned into a truck depot after the local councilwoman opposed the development of a high-rise complex.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Sneed, a former councilwoman who previously ran for council president in 2020, has $169,281 on hand, according to her filing.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
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councilwoman
noun
coun·cil·wom·an
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-ˌwu̇m-ən 
: a woman who is a member of a council
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