"Representative Stone is right."
Moretti yawned.
"For technical matters like this, we should defer to the professional departments. Since the Mayor's Office and the planning bureau have already reviewed it, the council just needs to oversee its implementation."
He glanced around the conference table.
"Any other comments?"
The meeting room fell silent.
Old Billy was looking down at his phone, only concerned with his multi-story parking garage.
Rodriguez was touching up her makeup; she just needed to vote with the majority.
Beck was checking stock prices.
Aisha and Benji, his two Progressive allies, were somewhat confused by such an overly technical bill. But their trust in Leo, combined with the bill's first two hundred pages of flattering language about "environmental protection" and "ecology," led them to support it.
It seemed everything would pass without a hitch.
Just then, a shrill voice cut in.
"Wait."
Linda Rossi, sitting in the corner, raised her hand.
