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ordinance

[awr-dn-uhns] / ˈɔr dn əns /


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The ordinance would also require law enforcement officers, including local, state and federal, to wear identification and make clear their agency affiliation.

From Los Angeles Times

The city of Hermosa Beach enacted an emergency ordinance in June 2024 intended to curb dangerous behavior on the motorized bikes.

From Los Angeles Times

The allegations that RealPage’s algorithms artificially lifted rents led to a raft of cities passing or proposing ordinances to ban or limit the use of rent-setting software, including San Francisco and Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Single stair, and the fate of Culver City’s ordinance specifically, represents an early California acid test.

From Los Angeles Times

Her lawsuit on behalf of a neighbor living near the ICE facility, which sought to require police to enforce Portland’s noise ordinance, was dismissed.

From Salon