Sentences with phrase «became leader of the city»

David Blunkett, who became leader of the city council in 1980, had been the youngest councillor in the country 10 years earlier when he and Michie were first elected.

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To truly be a global leader in digital technology, innovation needs to become a significant part of the city's identity — how the world sees it and how it sees itself.

Primary Partner Brad Svrluga examines the blossoming SaaS activity in New York City, and proves that NYC is poised to become a genuine leader in the formation of companies leading the next wave of enterprise transformation.

Outside of modeling, Karlie's personal passion for coding led her to launch Kode With Klossy, a nonprofit that empowers young women to code and become leaders in tech — poised to expand in 2018 to 50 camps in 25 cities.

Or he could have become the charismatic leader of the Zealots, taken up the sword, and won for himself the title of master of the city.

«For over two decades we have brought together the entire culinary industry in the heart of New York City for three days of tasting new foods, meeting celebrity chefs, becoming educated by leaders in the field, and learning about hot trends, building a winning team, marketing & social media, operational excellence, and more.»

Developing Food Recovery Best Practices for States and Cities As FLPC has become a leader in the laws and policies surrounding food waste, it has received multiple requests from state - level advocates working to reform their laws to reduce the amount of food that goes to waste.

A 1 - 0 defeat away to Sunderland is the only blemish in an otherwise impressive start to the 2010/2011 league season, where City find themselves second in the table and closing in on long - time leaders Chelsea, who they beat at the very end of September to become the first team to beat Chelsea this season.

Republican Party leaders have decided that Bo Dietl, the bombastic former NYPD detective and Fox News contributor, should not be allowed to run on their party line in his bid to become mayor of New York City.

Policy agendas for important issues like the 421a tax abatement and New York City rent laws are being set by publicly elected leaders who have become dependent on the real estate industry's onslaught of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.

Miner has become one of the few leaders across the state to continually challenge Cuomo's ideas to help Upstate cities like Syracuse.

Even before Tony Blair became Labour leader, the party famously invested a lot of donor's money holding reassuring shrimp cocktail receptions for City personnel to attract their support for a prospective Labour government.

According to the FBI, Smith wanted to become the leader of the Senate Democrats, in an effort to raise his profile and subsequently run for the mayoral race in New York City.

The WFP does not plan to become involved in the primary races between IDC Leader Jeff Klein of the Bronx and former city Councilman Oliver Koppell, nor will it make an endorsement in the race between former city Comptroller John Liu and IDC Sen. Tony Avella of Queens.

Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito appears to have the votes she needs to become the next speaker of the City Council, after Brooklyn Democratic chair Frank Seddio broke ranks with his fellow county leaders at the urging of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, sources said.

The idea was borne from a conversation with a constituent in Battery Park City — and it became law because of the tireless efforts of local community and business leaders who worked with us to get it done.

State senators in favor of this bill made a three - pronged argument: property taxes have become too burdensome for middle - class homeowners; the property tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,» as well as a job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property tax collections that the mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.

And Yonkers now has 2 State Senators who call the City home, something that has never occurred, and if the democrats can unite, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins from Yonkers will become the Majority Leader of the State Senate.

De Blasio becomes the first Democratic mayor of New York since David Dinkins, elected the city's first and only black leader in 1989.

She later became Democratic female district leader for the 72nd Assembly District and chief of staff to City

As a state senator from New Haven for more than two decades, Toni Harp certainly had a good understanding of Elm City issues when she became leader of New Haven in January 2014.

The race to become the next City Council speaker entered its final stages on Wednesday with leaders from the two most powerful Democratic county organizations, in the Bronx and in Queens, solidifying support behind a Manhattan councilman, Corey Johnson, according to four people with direct knowledge of the discussions, who spoke anonymously because they did not have permission to disclose the choice.

Republican Party leaders have decided that Bo Dietl, the bombastic former police detective and Fox News contributor, should not be allowed to run on their party line in his bid to become mayor of New York City.

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Malcolm Smith to seven years in prison, saying the former state Senate majority leader corrupted the political process by trying to buy his way onto the ballot in a crooked bid to become mayor of New York City.

She is supportive of, but not a leader on the issues of accessible taxis and ferries, so if she also wins her bid to become Speaker of the City Council, we will need to work diligently to communicate our concerns to her and her staff, so that she can assist to make advances on the issues that concern the community.

Steve Hastings joined the city's UKIP group in 2013, ahead of European elections, and became its deputy leader.

Jose Rivera and the others hoped that every single leader of the Dominican community would put their personal interests aside and like good Dominicans, join the effort to help Guillermo Linares become not only the first Dominican City Councilmember, but also to continue making history as the first Dominican Senator.

It will be his first run for elected office and could become a showdown between party leaders and Rodney Wiltshire, the City Council president who has clashed with Wade and other leaders of the local party.

Ben Walsh captured 54 percent of the vote in Tuesday's four - way race to become the next leader of the central New York city known for its university.

The city of Rye Police Department and local leaders are now considering becoming a part of the nationwide trend and implementing a body camera program of its -LSB-...]

1) 2012 Democratic Presidential nominee Robert Wexler beats Obama as libertarian / progressive fusion Democrat with 4 wars going and national debt at $ 16 trillion 2) Cory Booker for Lautenberg's seat in NJ; expect retirement soon 3) New House Majority Leader Debbie Wasserman - Schultz 4) Junior Senator Nevada Republican Jon Porter takes care of Reid 5) Jeff Flake moves up to a leadership post among House Republicans, will become # 2 when Cantor replaces Boehner 6) Joe Sestak, Jr, upsets Specter in PA 7) Raul Grijalva beats random Minuteman for retired John McCain's seat 8) Xavier Becerra next Governor of California 9) Bill Thompson next Mayor Of New York City 10) Next Speaker Of The House (2010): Melvin Waof Reid 5) Jeff Flake moves up to a leadership post among House Republicans, will become # 2 when Cantor replaces Boehner 6) Joe Sestak, Jr, upsets Specter in PA 7) Raul Grijalva beats random Minuteman for retired John McCain's seat 8) Xavier Becerra next Governor of California 9) Bill Thompson next Mayor Of New York City 10) Next Speaker Of The House (2010): Melvin Waof California 9) Bill Thompson next Mayor Of New York City 10) Next Speaker Of The House (2010): Melvin WaOf New York City 10) Next Speaker Of The House (2010): Melvin WaOf The House (2010): Melvin Watt

A group of Brooklyn teachers, chapter leaders and UFT representatives met on June 7 at a local diner with City Councilman Vincent Gentile to make sure he understood the severe problems facing overcrowded District 20 schools and how much more severe those problems will become if the city lays off 4,200 teachers and cuts another 1,500 teaching positiCity Councilman Vincent Gentile to make sure he understood the severe problems facing overcrowded District 20 schools and how much more severe those problems will become if the city lays off 4,200 teachers and cuts another 1,500 teaching positicity lays off 4,200 teachers and cuts another 1,500 teaching positions.

Sal Albanese said that the City gay rights bill was bottled up by then - Majority Leader Tom Cuite who prevented it from coming out of the General Welfare Committee — except once in 1974 when it became the first bill in the history of the Council to clear committee and lose on the floor.

She served as Legislative, Policy and Budget Director to City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez for four years before becoming his Chief of Staff in 2014, and was elected District Leader in 2015.

The survey of 1,005 New York City residents found that 46 percent of New Yorkers think de Blasio should «try to get along with» President - elect Donald Trump, while 45 percent want to see the mayor become a «national leader» in opposing the new administration's policies — though 60 percent of registered Democrats questioned want de Blasio to choose the latter path.

In 1998 the Liberal Democrats gained control of Liverpool City Council and Storey became Council Leader.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim has automatically become a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

She later became Democratic female district leader for the 72nd Assembly District and chief of staff to City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim again becomes a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

DeFrancisco says in the next few weeks it will become clear whether Skelos can indeed be effective as leader, and the Senate negotiates with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and the Assembly over renewal of New York City's rent control laws and a related property tax break for real estate developers,

Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams says he wants answers from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Democratic county leaders about why they chose Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson, a white man, to become the next City Council speaker instead of one of the five candidates of color he argues were qualified.

Last year Duffy interviewed to become leader of the Rochester Business Alliance — the city he was once mayor of.

In 2005, she became the founding director of the Center for Community Alliance for Research and Education at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, where she works with doctors, community leaders, and other scientists.

It's only natural that a city like Shanghai, a city that has become one of the leaders of the economic driving powers of the East, would attract more than just business travelers but many vacation and leisure travelers as well.

It can also become someone else's cause — for example, that of the city government or taxpayer groups — so that education leaders don't have to work on the problem alone.

Though Bersin's undergraduate degree at Harvard was in government, and he spent years as a corporate lawyer and federal prosecutor, he made a career shift to education in 1998 when a group of San Diego civic leaders asked him to consider becoming the school superintendent in that city.

One of our closing keynote speakers is a DC teacher leader whose 4th graders became the top performing 4th graders in the city for two years in a row after 3 years when their school added APTT to the mix after building trust with home visits.

As the role of city governments and even county governments in education becomes more - prominent — and more municipal leaders understand the role that overhauling districts must play in addressing economic and quality - of - life issues — reformers must be thoughtful players in other election campaigns.

Beginning around 2009 it became clear to civic leaders and councilmembers that the City of San Diego faced serious financial challenges.

While many charter school leaders across the country grapple with how to best provide and pay for special education, New Orleans recently became the first city in the nation to tackle special education on the fiscal, human capital, and program fronts in the context of a full - choice public education landscape.