21.   The city was hiring a lot of special-ed teachers off the street.

22.   The city will hire a consultant to determine by September whether a water-bottling venture is even legal, not to mention practical.

23.   The city would then hire private companies to collect the overdue tax bills.

24.   The city hired replacements.

25.   The charter currently requires the city to hire its chiefs from within the departments.

26.   The consultants strongly recommended that the city hire a top-flight water systems manager, one who can take charge when an emergency such as an earthquake occurs.

27.   The money will enable the city to hire four more officers.

28.   This week, Slade argued that the city did not hire her back because she had sued the agency for age discrimination.

29.   To find out just how high, the city hired Economics Research Associates of San Francisco two weeks ago.