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Amendment PL includes five proposals that would increase efficiency and streamline certain parts of the Planning Department, which controls land use and approves construction and renovation projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and currently controls approximately a fifth of Ukrainian territory.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Rosenthal favors stricter controls in the oil patch, including curbs on methane flaring and venting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"We found instead that first melting and then fragmentation controls how a rock loses mass."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
“She controls the Doors of Death now. She’ll be very cross with us.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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