The city authorized the mural after the pit had been whitewashed by an overeager antigang group in January.

The city authorized a nonprofit development corporation to clear the necessary land by eminent domain, a forced sale in which the seller is given appropriate compensation.

The ear is no longer open to the public seeing as the city has recently authorized the building of a villa on the site.

The city authorizes 11,787 medallions, the operating licenses for yellow cabs.

This was around the time when the city authorized the payment of $5 per month for gasoline for private automobiles used for city business.

The city authorized the establishment of a public library, and acquired the land for its construction.

The city authorized $1.34 billion for the last fiscal year; the department spent only $711 million.

In 2006, the city authorized paying $8500 to a consulting firm to court airlines in an effort to revive commercial service to the airport.

The city of Lausanne authorized the construction of the lake in 1888.

In 1919, the city authorized the issuance of $400,000 in bonds to procure land for and construct the building.