Sentences with phrase «city leaders like»

Once again, we're seeing a city leader like Mayor Brown take a progressive stand for the animals and own the mission of no more homeless pets.

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These regional city events include conversations with business leaders, like Office Depot CEO Roland Smith in Boca Raton, and opportunities to talk with SBA Administrator Maria Contreras - Sweet.

Like many Catalan independence supporters, including Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Rufian wears a yellow ribbon to highlight the continued imprisonment of separatist figures Oriol Junqueras, the leader of Esquerra, former interior minister Joaquin Form and civil society leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart.

An event in New York City yesterday gathered powerhouse women like veteran magazine editor Kate White, Rent the Runway co-cofounder Jennifer Fleiss and IKEA executive Leontyne Green Sykes to discuss how to be badass leader.

Tony Hsieh, a cult - like figure and the CEO of Zappos, is reportedly stepping down as leader of his $ 350 million project to transform Downtown Las Vegas into a city built entirely for entrepreneurs.

The city, like the rest of the U.S., was stuck in a decades - long entrepreneurial slump that had left its economy dependent on a handful of big, staid corporations — corporations that were pulling up stakes to head overseas at a rate that alarmed local leaders.

That faction's leaders, like Davies and Rabble.ca founder Judy Rebick, got behind the leadership campaign of a Toronto city councillor named Jack Layton and the group disbanded in 2004.

While the spontaneous street celebrations that broke out in American cities like New York and Washington over the news of bin Laden's killing by U.S. Special Forces have not been repeated in the Muslim world, there has been praise for his death from some Muslim political leaders.

While Peter almost certainly visited Rome for what looks like a brief period of time, if there was any city that represented or epitomized his authority in a special way, it would not be Rome, the place of his murder, but Jerusalem, in which the Church was born, or perhaps better yet Antioch, in which he long served as a local leader.

Wahlberg's claim that the Apostle Peter's «first successors might have been something like the leaders or chairmen of the presbyterial college at Rome» is belied by the careful scholarship of Peter Lampe, who, as we point out in our book, «developed the «fractionation thesis» to illustrate the house - church - decentralized flavor of the city along with its various Christian districts.»

i LOATHE Robert Jefress... he was the preacher at the biggest baptist churchin Wichita Falls, TX for years... he had strong pull with the city leaders and kept lots of money making things (for the city) from happeneing like concerts and such.

It sometimes seems like Leicester City are on top of the League by default, with Arsenal, Man City and Man United continually dropping crucial points in the title race, but Arsenal are still sitting pretty just two points behind the leaders.

I'm infuriated by pundits especially carragher that twat ex Liverpool player talking crappie about arsenal hasn't got leaders on the field, we won 7,8 games on the trot before season end unfortunately it's down to arsenal coaching staff to snuff that mentality from the players, we beat Chelsea, man city, man u, it's all down to bad blood from all those pundits sometimes I watch match of the day revisited the likes of sourness, carragher all making elementary mistakes, they are all jealous idiots anyway

The weekend's woes were completed when the league leaders Man City scored a very late winner after it looked like they may be held by West Ham and that goal gives them a huge gap of 15 points over Arsenal.

After Arsenal beat the Premier League leaders Leicester City almost three weeks ago it looked like the Gunners were firing again and the title was in our grasp once more but instead of pushing on from there the Arsenal fans have been hit with four disappointing results.

Things started off well at the Emirates, with a much changed side looking like it would have more than enough about it to get the better of Championship leaders Hull City.

On both Everton and Man city games, Arsenal players were look like a lazy dogs who were expected to perform a circus show but let on pitch with out enough orientation and leader.

In the likes of Ozil, Alexis and Ramsey we do have a team that can create and likes to attack more than defend, but will that see us inflict a first defeat of the season on Guardiola's league leaders, or will it just play into City hands?

It is not exactly like Arsene Wenger to give his rival managers any sort of help in working out how Arsenal are planning to play ahead of a match, especially a match as important as the one against the Premier League leaders Leicester City on Sunday is.

The likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City and Man United won their respective games on Boxing Day and Liverpool must win their contest against Stoke City today to pressurize the league leaders.

Like they have done all term, the Blue Girls showed no fear in going toe - to - toe with one of the strongest sides in WSL 1, with Chelsea sitting just two points off league leaders Manchester City.

Arsenal are currently third in the Premier League table, 13 points behind leaders Leicester City, and all but mathematically out of the title race in a campaign that once looked like it might end with their first title triumph since 2004.

The 28 - year - old is believed to be on the radar of European heavyweights with the likes of Paris Saint - Germain and Real Madrid, while Premier League leaders Manchester City were seemingly set to sign the South American on deadline day before the Gunners pulled out on the move.

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«And what I think the archbishop and I would like to talk about, and he's not the only religious leader I've spoken to so far, is ways to diminish the anxierty the fear and the tension that exists in this city.

The leader of Liverpool City Council has said the multi-million pound regeneration plan for Liverpool's run down areas isfailing and has left communities like a «war zone».

Originally a small union of drugstore pharmacists, 1199 operated in the shadows of more vociferous labor leaders a half - century ago, playing second fiddle to men like Albert Shanker, the revolutionary head of the UFT, and Harry Van Arsdale Jr., the first president of the New York City Central Labor Council.

While state leaders continue negotiating budget details ahead of their deadline this Sunday, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate most known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in «Sex and the City» said congestion pricing shouldn't be limited to new fees on companies like Uber and Lyft, as some in Albany have proposed.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo pitched a new big - projects agency as a way to help smooth the way for massive state construction like the planned $ 29 billion mass transit overhaul in New York City, but critics worry about a power grab by the famously hands - on leader.

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.

The 2017 New York City elections are for the three citywide posts of Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller; the five Borough President positions; all 51 City Council seats; the Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney posts; and other down ballot offices like some civil court judges and some district leader positions.

After the uproar from the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville two weeks ago, New York City leaders are debating removing monuments to Confederate leaders like Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson as well as other racist or otherwise problematic figures.

«Eric has been a strong leader and it's critical that we do all we can to support Republicans like Eric who can win in New York City.»

Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose efforts have led to convictions for the likes of former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, made clear that he will continue looking for possible corruption in Albany and the city.

Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich said his experience as a civic leader will translate well to the City Council, which he says needs to be infused with civic - minded people like himself instead of career politicians.

Last week, a group of upstate legislators, led by Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, expressed concern in a letter written to Cuomo that lifting the perimeter rule would reduce the number of smaller commuter flights out of LaGuardia to underserved upstate cities like Buffalo and Rochester.

The bond between New York and Israel is unbreakable and it is influential leaders like Borough President Diaz who ensure that this link will only continue to grow stronger,» said Michael S. Miller, Executive Vice President & CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York City.

Cuomo says the restructuring board could also provide political cover for local government leaders who need to make unpopular decisions, like laying off workers in order to consolidate services, or reducing the number of city councilmembers or supervisory boards.

President Donald Trump has vowed to cut off all funding to «sanctuary cities» like New York that refuse to cooperate with immigration authorities, while GOP leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have long sought to slash federal spending across the board.

There are statements from government leaders in other American cities with successful streetcars, like Portland, OR, where a streetcar route provides transportation to almost one - third of the city's jobs and has stimulated $ 4.5 billion of new property development.

Parents were split on the decision to open city schools, which had drawn some ire from local leaders like Public Advocate Tish James and state Senator Jose Peralta.

The mayor has seized every opportunity to promote himself as the rhetorical and policy leader of the resistance, rallying along with paleoliberals like Michael Moore and Susan Sarandon and vowing to maintain New York as a sanctuary city in the face of Trump's anti-immigrant push.

Cuomo pitched a new big - projects agency as a way to help smooth the way for massive state construction like the planned $ 29 billion mass transit overhaul in New York City, but critics worry about a power grab by the famously hands - on leader.

«Thankfully Governor Cuomo and Legislative leaders like Speaker (Carl) Heastie, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and numerous members stepped up to stop the mayor and REBNY's plan from undermining the working families of this city.

The GOP is really digging in its heels on this one, which presents a problem for IDC leader Jeff Klein, since he is propsing a public matching system much like the one that currently exists in New York City as part of his omnibus campaign finance reform bill.

The group, called NY Jobs Now, includes Heather Bricetti, the president and CEO of the state Business Council, along with labor leaders like the AFL - CIO's Mario Cilento, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Gary LaBarbera of Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

At 1 p.m., Real Affordability for All, top elected officials (like NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Tish James), union leaders, workers, and local residents, will call on de Blasio to make substantial changes to his housing plan to ensure real affordability and good union jobs for residents who live in neighborhoods that will be rezoned, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The RSA represents a wide range of New York City property owners, like Glenwood Management, The real estate firm implicated in the corruption scandals of both, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Ellison, a darling of the party's left wing, had received the support of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — who he had backed for president in the 2016 primary — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, an array of liberal organizations like the WFP, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and the Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council.