commissioners

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After more than three hours of deliberation, the commissioners voted unanimously against Levy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

One exhibition space features a rarely shown oil painting which Central Library architect Bertram Goodhue commissioned to convince the library administration and board of commissioners to approve his eclectic building design.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The union claimed the reason the offer had not yet been completed was down to government-appointed commissioners.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The commissioners approved the Health Department’s new policy for solar energy and battery facilities, including a nonrefundable $25,000 fee to cover the cost of reviewing a proposed project.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 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