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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti addressed criticism on Thursday after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. People called out Garcetti for “cutting the line” since, as a 49-year-old not working in healthcare, he does not meet the general eligibility requirements. “Quite simply, it was strong medical advice from the people that were there, and […]
Now that Andrew Yang has announced his mayoral bid for New York City, he’s started outlining some of policies. And while Yang has good ideas like universal basic income, one of his ideas has raised some eyebrows. As the New York Times’ Taylor Lorenz pointed out on Twitter, Yang wants to bring TikTok Hype Houses to the […]
Following the fatal shooting of 47-year-old Andre Maurice Hill by Officer Adam Coy this past Tuesday, Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan is recommending that the officer be fired for his actions. In a video statement shared on Christmas Eve, Quinlan said that he believes Officer Coy demonstrated “critical misconduct” and should be terminated as a result. “I witnessed his critical […]
After much speculation, Andrew Yang is one step closer to joining the race for New York City mayor. NYC’s Campaign Finance Board confirmed Wednesday that Yang has filed paperwork for the 2021 elections, joining more than 30 other candidates who are seeking to replace current NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, whose term is coming to an end. The 45-year-old tech entrepreneur entered the […]
David Dinkins, who made history when he won the 1989 mayoral election in New York City, died Monday at the age of 93. “I intend to be the mayor of all the people of New York,” Dinkins, who became NYC’s first Black mayor at the time of his election, said when taking office. “This administration will […]
A small town in northern Kentucky has elected a dog as its mayor. Wilbur Beast, a 6-month old French Bulldog, was chosen as the new mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky on Tuesday. The town has never had a human elected to the position, NBC News reports. Wilbur’s owner, Amy Noland, told the outlet that the […]
Protesters are still demanding that St. Louis City Mayor Lyda Krewson resign from office, with a stand-off between demonstrators and police getting heated outside City Hall on Sunday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that seven people were arrested and two police officers were injured on Sunday morning as police attempted to remove demonstrators from outside City Hall. Officers […]
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has ordered residents to stay home as she revises the city’s reopening plan, shifting Atlanta back to phase 1. Bottoms released a statement on Friday explaining that this move is in response to the “alarming increase in COVID-19 cases in the state of Georgia.” “Based upon the surge of COVID-19 cases […]
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has urged Trump to return to his bunker baby duties following his threats to the city over ongoing protests. Late Wednesday, Trump shared his wholly unneeded thoughts on Seattle and Washington at large, mentioning both Governor Jay Inslee and Mayor Durkan while misspelling the word “stopping” and spouting some nonsense about anarchy. “Take […]
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was booed by demonstrators this week after refusing to support the defunding of city police. According to the Star Tribune, the incident took place during a Saturday rally near Frey’s home, where he addressed a large crowd of protesters demanding an end to police brutality and racial injustice. The mayor told the demonstrators […]
