21.   The council seat formerly held by state Assembly member Jackie Goldberg is vacant.

22.   The last three hold rotating Council seats, along with Brazil, the Czech Republic, Djibouti, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan and Spain.

23.   The Netherlands, which now holds a rotating council seat, and Britain are co-sponsors of the resolution being discussed.

24.   The primary election for the council seat is scheduled in March and Assemblyman Rod Wright, D-Los Angeles, is the most prominent among six announced candidates.

25.   The pro-nationalist, anti-immigrant party last won a council seat nearly a decade ago, and held onto it for just a year.

26.   Three council seats are up for election.

27.   Though the Fatah movement will get most council seats, the legislators will not necessarily represent a monolithic force.

28.   Yet another retired Microsoft millionaire, Podlodowski is an out lesbian, a fund raiser par excellence and apparently, in her council seat, an emerging civic leader.

29.   Others have recommended giving Germany and Japan permanent council seats because of their economic power.

30.   Palang Thai leader Sudarat Keyuraphan, the sole Palang Dharma MP, said her group would vie for both the Bangkok City Council and the district council seats.