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James, who served as mayor between 1986 and 2006, died Sunday at an elder care facility in West Orange, according to his son John Sharpe James, a former Newark city councilman.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Not at all, said Bernard Parks Sr., the former LAPD chief and fiscally conservative city councilman.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
What else is going on Nate Holden, a state senator and longtime councilman who fought for South L.A., died at 95
San Francisco law enforcement veteran Bill Scott will become L.A. Metro’s first police chief.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
He has been banned for life from the city of Bonita Springs, having once sunk a corrupt city councilman’s party barge, but shows little remorse.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Not at all, said Bernard Parks Sr., the former LAPD chief and fiscally conservative city councilman.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
What else is going on Nate Holden, a state senator and longtime councilman who fought for South L.A., died at 95
San Francisco law enforcement veteran Bill Scott will become L.A. Metro’s first police chief.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
He has been banned for life from the city of Bonita Springs, having once sunk a corrupt city councilman’s party barge, but shows little remorse.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən 
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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