article_snippet.sent: Ferguson, Missouri (CNN)Change has come to Ferguson.
article_snippet.sent: After months of turmoil and upheaval, months of frustration and anger, Ferguson's City Council has a new governing board.
article_snippet.sent: Ferguson's population of about 21,000 is 70% black, but Ferguson's City Council was predominantly white, as is the police force.
article_snippet.sent: Ella Jones will become the first black woman ever to sit on Ferguson's City Council.
article_snippet.sent: her job is to be that catalyst so we can put a new face on Ferguson," her said.
article_snippet.sent: One other seat was up for grabs in Ferguson.
article_snippet.sent: That would be an invaluable asset in getting Ferguson back on The city feet, Fletcher said.
article_snippet.sent: It was the first city election since white police Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August.
article_snippet.sent: Charred, heavily damaged buildings still stand as scars of Ferguson's despair and anger.
article_snippet.sent: Changing the way Ferguson polices the polling station people was No. 1 on many a voter's agenda.
article_snippet.sent: Overheard at one precinct: Good weather brought out the worst in Ferguson August.
highlights_snippet.sent: For the first time ever, Ferguson's City Council will be half black .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The election was a critical test in Ferguson's City Council .