{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-36815","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 36815","heading":"","body":"Any reference to “councilman” or “councilmen” shall also mean and include “councilwoman” or “councilwomen.” A female member of a city council may designate herself “councilwoman.” Any member of a city council may designate himself or herself “councilmember.”","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","CHAPTER 1. Organization [36801. - 36815.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"517344030871c93ebb00fde9d60fbfe0882f41eed52b1b4a31732454f1efb51d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-36814","next":"us-ca/gov-36900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}