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City Council torn over response to Marc Whyte’s DWI arrest | #citycouncil

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, left, council members Manny Pelaez, center, and Marc Whyte talk Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in the the city council chambers in San Antonio before the start of a city council meeting.William Luther District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry collects his thought before he gives a statement at his district office on […]

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Mayor Breed kicks off campaign for 3 measures she says will improve SF

San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks at a campaign kickoff at the Japantown Peace Plaza for Measures C, E and F on the March ballot. Stephen Lam/The Chronicle San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined other local leaders Saturday in Japantown to urge voters to back three ballot measures that supporters say will make the city safer and […]

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The 5 likely winners under Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s leadership

John Whitmire, second from left, laughs alongside Jovanka Gonzalez, center, and other members of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association after the organization announced its endorsement of him for the Houston mayoral race at UPFFA Union Hall, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Houston.Jason Fochtman/Staff photographer As the city’s top office is set to change hands […]

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Meet the Russian professor who became mayor of a Colombian city

Mayor-elect Mikhail Krasnov waves to a supporter as he walks through Bolivar Square in Tunja, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Krasnov, a 45-year-old university professor from Russia, was one of the unexpected winners in Colombia’s regional elections in October.Fernando Vergara/AP A woman holds a campaign card promoting mayoral candidate Mikhail Krasnov, in Tunja, Colombia, Monday, […]

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Houston Mayor Turner, candidate John Whitmire spar over diversity

Mayor Sylvester Turner and mayoral candidate John Whitmire. Houston Chronicle Outgoing Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the mayoral front runner, state Sen. John Whitmire, owes him and the city an apology over claims of a lack of diversity in the top levels of City Hall. Data shows claims made by Whitmire on the lack of Asians and […]

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Oakland mayor boosts disgraced NBA star’s proposed new restaurant

Former NBA player and Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson (left) and Oakland mayor Sheng Thao in Oakland on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Gabe Fernandez/SFGATE Allegations that Kevin Johnson sexually abused several girls may have derailed his political career, but his rebrand as a restaurant mogul is chugging along. Oakland’s business and political elite were on hand […]

Alabama

Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 | #elections | #alabama

FILE – A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled in the summer of 2023 that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the […]

City Council

City Council Picks New Santa Rosa City Attorney | #citycouncil

The Santa Rosa City Council has chosen Teresa Stricker as the new City Attorney for Santa Rosa, its officials announced Thursday. Stricker’s formal contract will be approved by the council on Aug. 22, and she is expected to start on Nov. 6, Santa Rosa’s public information office said in a news release. Stricker replaces former […]