Sentences with phrase «of city mayors»

A survey that was done in 1973 of city mayors found that animal nuisance complaints were the number - one complaint that mayors received on any issue.

Agreed, there are plenty of well to do politicians e.g. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Paul and plenty of city mayors (De Blasio in NYC).

«Conservative backbenchers suggest international aid budget might be used to limit cuts to BBC World Service Main 21 Tory rebels object to supplementary vote for election of city mayors»

Jonathan Isaby is ConHome's student of rebellions but with him away I should record a small rebellion by Tory MPs against the use of the supplementary vote in the election of city mayors.

In south buffalo meanwhile in in other areas of the city the mayor will be helped by CC's John there will be helped by.

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Paradoxically, the city's latent racism hasn't affected mayor Aboutaleb's popularity among supporters of the Party for Freedom (PVV)- the Dutch nationalist rightwing party led by Wilders, who, on 9 December last year, was convicted of inciting discrimination.

Kansas City's mayor Sly James apparently really wants to get the retailer's attention, so he bought 1,000 Amazon products on Wednesday, and reviewed each and every one of them.

According to a poll of PVV supporters in the city, Rotterdam's Muslim mayor is more popular than the prime minister.

SUPERIOR, Wis. — The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week's oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a toxic chemical compound at the site.

With 47.7 % of its population of non-Dutch origin, Rotterdam is proud of its multiethnic makeup, and in 2009 it further cemented its multicultral status after Ahmed Aboutaleb became the first Muslim mayor of a major Dutch city.

Last month, the mayor's office unveiled a San Francisco start - up map, which pinpoints the addresses of about 650 start - ups within the city limits.

In between all the stories about drug use, police surveillance, and city councillors getting tackled by the mayor, there have been a few reports of otherwise innocent businesses getting swept up in the Ford scandal.

Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, said Sunday he would donate $ 4.5 million to help cover some of the United States» financial commitments to the Paris Climate Accord.

With all these marketing efforts, Nesi has lofty goals in mind, such as reaching former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg with Roar's Soda Sucks campaign.

Netflix description: «The longtime mayor of Marseille is preparing to hand over the reins to his protégé when a sudden and ruthless battle erupts for control of the city.»

Toronto's CEO - turned mayor on how tech is transforming cities: «Why should the job of people in public life... be to try and stop change?»

«There's a massive level of excitement about what it represents as a symbol of urban renewal, ambition for our city and recommitment to our downtown as the heart of it all,» says the 37 - year - old mayor.

Last year Calgary's superstar mayor Naheed Nenshi suggested to Maclean's last year that municipal government is the most crucial level for most citizens, and it seems that with startups it's the absence of city engagement that causes problems.

Bill de Blasio and Fred Wilson mayor of New York City (de Blasio), cofounder of Union Square Ventures Computer Science for All

He was elected mayor of New York City in 2001 as a Republican, but prior to that he had been a registered Democrat.

Donning a long - sleeved pullover and jeans, Dorsey was joined by other prominent entrepreneurs, most notably Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and founder of financial information company Bloomberg.

Being the mayor of a mid-size city is not like being the mayor of a humongous metropolis.

Local media outlets in Taiwan have reported on the Trump Organization's interest in development projects in the city of Taoyuan, whose mayor confirmed to the Taiwan News last month that Trump was considering developing luxury hotels in the area.

It's a strange juxtaposition when a city modern enough to elect its mayor on a wave of social media strength is also host to big - money chuckwagon races and bullriding.

In 2005, he became mayor of Solo — the very city whose slums he had grown up in — and did so good a job busting corruption and cleaning things up, that in 2012, he unseated incumbent Fauzi Bowo to become governor of Jakarta, the sprawling megacity.

Early reports suggest retailers are continuing to charge 5 cents for plastic bags in the meantime, following city council's lead of completely ignoring the mayor.

New York City Comptroller John Liu, trying to gain traction for his campaign for mayor, has come out as the latest advocate for the legalization of marijuana.

Michael Bloomberg, the self - made billionaire and former Republican mayor of New York City, on Wednesday night told the Democratic National Convention that Hillary Clinton must be elected for the good of the country.

The first the mayor of Santa Monica heard of Bird's scooters was when VanderZanden sent him a message on LinkedIn after the company launched, The Washington Post previously reported, and the city has since filed a criminal complaint against the startup over its failure to obtain a permit.

Wilmot Collins, 54, made history this year when he became the first black person to be elected mayor of a city in Montana.

Bloomberg maintained high approval ratings for nearly all of his 12 years as New York City's mayor (2002 - 14), winning his first reelection by a 20 - point margin, the largest ever for a Republican in the heavily Democratic cCity's mayor (2002 - 14), winning his first reelection by a 20 - point margin, the largest ever for a Republican in the heavily Democratic citycity.

In 2005 the self - made furniture exporter was elected mayor of Solo, a 500,000 - person city in Indonesia.

Taking it a step further, Buffalo mayor Byron Brown has gone on the record stating that the city, by far one of the league's smallest markets, would lose $ 140 million in economic benefits from a season - long NFL lockout.

Kwame Kilpatrick, who was mayor from 2002 until 2008, was convicted this week of two dozen federal charges of corruption and bribery for a scheme to collect kickbacks on city contracts for himself and associates.

Ford was crowned mayor of Canada's largest, smuggest city.

Except to the delight of television news reporters across the continent, that man's name was Harry Baals, which prompted the deputy mayor to state that, despite the 17,000 votes in favour, they probably wouldn't put the name of the city's longest - tenured mayor on the centre.

In this capacity, Orr supplants the authority of Detroit's elected officials, both the mayor and the city council.

Barcelona has its Mediterranean port, its Gaudí treasures, and since 2011, a mayor who is busy transforming the cultural gem of Spain's Catalonia region into the smartest «smart city» on the planet.

The city's mayor, George Heartwell, has set the goal of switching to 100 percent renewable power by 2020, and the city has been recognized as a center of expertise in sustainability by the United Nations and the most sustainable midsize city by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Siemens.

During his time at City Hall, where he sat back to back with the mayor, he says, they discussed the company for a total of perhaps one hour before Mike asked him to run it.

In New York City, the TV and film industry has a true partner, not to mention a mayor who will always be slightly in awe of the work you do.

Bill de Blasio is the 109th and current mayor of New York City.

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Anyone whose been mayor of New York City will tell you, you can't ever stop working at this job.

«You should be sitting in the middle of your employees; get rid of any offices,» the former New York City mayor advised.

The reporter asked how de Blasio could «justify spending an hour and a half at the gym» considering he was the mayor of a city «famous for its work ethic.»

Before taking the podium to speak at the newly - minted New York City headquarters of Yext — a location software company — mayor Michael Bloomberg took Howard Lerman, the company's co-founder and CEO, aside to issue some sage advice.

The mayor says it's unclear yet if the tax has increased rental accommodation, and better data collection methods are being developed for the city to monitor the impact of initiates like the tax more closely.

The mayor of Tucson sent Musk a city building permit, good for a $ 3 billion, 5 - million - square - foot building at an Arizona address «to be determined.»

The mayor of Los Cabos has touted the city's security efforts, including «purging» the city's police ranks and allotting more resources to them.