commissioners

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The mayor, however, can craft the city budget — which must be approved by the City Council — and can replace commissioners with people of their choosing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Before the commissioners cast their votes, the county attorney revealed a threat from a lawmaker more than 250 miles away.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

But at the meeting, commissioners were given virtually no information about the business.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Despite the backlash from residents, some Hood County commissioners are increasingly convinced there’s little they can do to stop data centers as more proposals roll in.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Five thousand yellow chairs stood on the red-carpeted speaker’s platform, and in these chairs sat businessmen dressed in black, and foreign commissioners and clerics in scarlet, purple, green, and gold.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson