Picus
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Nate works harder with his constituents and other residents of Los Angeles than he does at pleasing his colleagues,” then-Councilmember Joy Picus told The Times in 1993.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
Former L.A. councilmember Joy Picus was a key early supporter of Molina’s first campaign back in 1982, for an Eastside Assembly seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
When Molina announced in 1987 she was going to run for City Council, Picus immediately endorsed her and volunteered to make phone calls and knock on doors in Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
Unable to stop the man, Wilcox said he ran to the Joy Picus Child Development Center, a childcare center housed in a city facility named after the former San Fernando Valley councilwoman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
An ancient myth relates that Picus was a beautiful youth, united to a nymph called Canens.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens
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