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Mayor

What’s ‘progressive?’ A brief chat with Pittsburgh’s mayor on election day

On the morning of Pennsylvania’s primary election day, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey sat in a bright room on the second floor of a building in East Liberty and gave his list of reasons to reelect first-term Congresswoman Summer Lee. “She’s never missed a day, she’s built relationships,” he said at one point. Canvas workers gathered […]

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Mayor

Chronicle poll shows S.F. Mayor Breed’s re-election bid is in danger

Composite of Daniel Lurie, London Breed, and Mark Farrell.  Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle, Stephen Lam/The Chronicle, Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle More than eight months out from election day and as about 40% of the electorate remains undecided, the poll found that former mayor and supervisor Mark Farrell — who officially announced his candidacy the day before polling began […]

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Mayor

Mulvaney-Stanak 1st to announce candidacy for Burlington mayor

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Who will be Burlington’s next mayor? There are still five months until voters hit the polls, but on Monday, the first official candidate emerged. Vermont Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive, on Monday announced her bid for mayor of Burlington. So far, she is the only person who has announced their candidacy, […]

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City Council

Second appointment of Burlington’s Acting Police Chief for the top job met with support, opposition | #citycouncil

After more than a thousand days as the acting police chief in Burlington and a failed appointment to get the full-time job, Acting Chief Jon Murad has once again been appointed by Mayor Miro Weinberger for the permanent position to lead the department. “I think there are things we can and should continue to debate […]

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