Category: mayor

Anaheim Moves Ahead Without Mayor, OKs Investigation

Anaheim will continue operating without a mayor after the city council elected not to appoint a new one at its regular meeting June 22. Two candidates—former Mayor Tom Tait and realtor Paul Kott—were nominated by city councilors but failed to get enough council votes to be appointed. Each only received one vote. As a result,…


Did You Know the Vice Mayor of Mesa, Arizona is a Pioneering Female Pro-Bass Angler?

She’s been breaking barriers all of her life. First in fishing, where Jenn Duff was often the only female in a tournament, then as the owner of Jef International, Inc., an import and export trading business specializing in sport fishing tackle, and now, as the Vice Mayor of Mesa, Arizona (when she was elected to…


Los Angeles Needs More Mayoral Debates, More Participants

Commentary I’m sure you remember the Democratic primary debates from the last presidential election. They started out featuring 20 candidates over June 26-27, 2019 in Miami. The same on July 30-21 in Detroit. Then it was cut to 10 or 12 candidates in three more debates; followed by five debates with six or seven candidates….


NYC Mayor Denies Accusations of Being Lobbied to Nullify Vaccine Mandate for Local Athletes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied accusations about economic groups lobbying for different sports teams intending to end the NYC vaccine mandates for athletes in order to let games resume normality. Adams, a Democrat, on Thursday said that all private and city workers will still need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, but athletes and performers…


Busting Crime Takes Center Stage in Los Angeles Mayor’s Race

Commentary As I pointed out last year in The Epoch Times, crime is going to be the big issue of 2022, especially for local elections. Inflation and the war in Ukraine have arisen since then, but largely are federal issues, except when such things such as state gas taxes enter the picture. A good example…


Louisville Mayor Candidate: Gunman Aimed Directly at Me

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A Democratic mayoral candidate in Kentucky’s largest city said he is “shaken but safe” after a man stormed his campaign headquarters Monday morning and fired a weapon point-blank at him. Craig Greenberg, who is running for mayor of Louisville, said he was at his campaign office with four colleagues when a man appeared in…


Republicans’ Last Hope for LA Mayor Could Be a Democrat

Commentary Rick Caruso is a billionaire real estate developer in Los Angeles. It is expected he will soon announce his candidacy for mayor. He just changed his party registration from “no preference” to Democrat. Before he was no preference, he was a Republican. New York’s new mayor Eric Adams is also a former Republican who…


London Mayor Wants to Charge Drivers by the Mile to Cut Emissions

London needs to charge motorists by the mile to hit climate change targets, according to Mayor Sadiq Khan. He wants road pricing to be implemented to encourage people who drive petrol or diesel cars in the capital to switch to public transport, walking, cycling or electric vehicles “where necessary”. The Labour mayor said he is…


Newport Beach Appoints New Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem

The City of Newport Beach appointed a new mayor and mayor pro tem during its Dec. 14 council meeting. Kevin Muldoon, who was serving as the city’s mayor pro tem, was appointed as mayor following then-mayor Brad Avery’s finishing his one-year term as a leader on the dais. This will be Muldoon’s second term as…


Incoming New York Mayor to Appoint First Woman to Lead City’s Police Department

New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams will appoint a woman to serve as commissioner of the city’s police department for the first time in its 176-year history, local media reported on Tuesday. Adams, himself a former New York City police captain, will introduce Keechant Sewell at a news conference in Queens on Wednesday, New York’s Daily…