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petition

[puh-tish-uhn] / pəˈtɪʃ ən /




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The LA Local obtained photos of a petition asking voters to remove their names from the Billboard Blight Elimination and Neighborhood Preservation Initiative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The petition says Reiner's inability to access the trust money meant he could not pay the lawyer.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Heather Madrid, 40, a community organizer who led an unsuccessful petition to pause data-center development, said the camp “is going to be just dropped in the middle of a neighborhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Those trusts, and Nick’s interest in them, are not at issue here,” the petition reads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Anthony called Stone “Saint Lucy” and criticized her as lazy, because she didn’t like to work on petition drives.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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