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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls remote workers laptop-diddling ‘losers’

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is trying a unique strategy to get remote workers to return downtown: insulting them. “I don’t know if you saw this study the other day,” Frey told an audience of 1,000 at Minneapolis Downtown Council’s annual meeting on Wednesday. “What this study clearly showed … is that when people who have […]

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What London’s mayor learned when he took on the cars – POLITICO

It looked like group therapy. One late summer day, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, sat with a group of faith leaders and clean-air campaigners in a small circle in the near-empty hall of a suburban church. The moment was meant to be one of celebration, for Khan and for London. He was marking the […]

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NYC Mayor’s Top Lawyer Brendan McGuire Rejoins WilmerHale

Brendan McGuire, who left his position as chief counsel to New York City Mayor Eric Adams earlier this year, is returning to law firm WilmerHale to start an advisory practice for clients navigating the city’s thorny legal and regulatory systems. McGuire spent less than two years working for Adams. During that time he helped manage […]

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How Mayor Eric Adams Plans to Expand NYC Use of AI

New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a plan for adopting and regulating artificial intelligence on Monday, highlighting the technology’s potential to “improve services and processes across our government” while acknowledging the risks. The city also announced it is piloting an AI chatbot to answer questions about opening or operating a business through its website […]

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Kim Norton invites students to join Mayor for a Day contest | News

ROCHESTER, Minn. – 4th, 5th, and 6th grade are invited to participate in the League of Minnesota Cities’ annual Mayor for a Day Essay Contest. “This is a wonderful opportunity for our local youth to share their ideas and thoughts on local government.  I encourage our fourth, fifth and sixth grade student to submit an […]

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Chicago Mayor Johnson Campaign Plans Collide With $538M Budget Deficit

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to reveal his 2024 budget on Wednesday, which will be a delicate balancing act between his campaign promises and the city’s financial realities. Rising crime, a half-a-billion dollar deficit, a $35 billion pension hole and soaring costs to care for the more than 18,000 migrants who have arrived in […]

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Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Asks Halloween Revelers to Stay Away

The mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asked Halloween partygoers to avoid its streets this year, fearing the post-pandemic return of tourists may lead to chaotic mobs and crowd crushes like the fatal incident in Seoul last year. “This year we are making it clear to the world that Shibuya is not a venue for Halloween,” […]

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Levi Strauss Heir Daniel Lurie to Run for San Francisco Mayor in 2024

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss family fortune, is running for mayor of San Francisco next year. Lurie, a local philanthropist and founder of an anti-poverty charity, will challenge incumbent London Breed in a pivotal election for a city battling multiple challenges, from downtown business closures, to homelessness and drug use on the […]

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ULEZ Is ‘Best Two-For-One Offer’ Ever, Says London Mayor Sadiq Khan

London’s low-emissions zone is the “best two-for-one offer” ever according to the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan, who has pushed ahead with the policy despite fierce opposition from drivers and political dissent in his own party. Khan said air pollution was “an invisible killer,” during a session at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, arguing […]

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Forget London Mayor Khan’s Ulez Row and Get On Your Bikes, Says Brompton Boss

Will Butler-Adams doesn’t have much patience for cars, or public transport for that matter. Especially on a warm day. “What on earth are you doing?” he says. “Scuttling under the ground, getting shoved into a metal tube, being belched on. Get on a bike and whiz across town and discover your city.” Unsurprisingly, the Brompton […]

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