Critics call the minister-mayor practice an undemocratic, outdated, power-grabbing ploy that raises conflicts of interest and smacks of carpetbagging.
Anyone who dared to challenge the mayor's practices was branded racist or – my favourite – Islamophobic.
Evelyn Erskine, an assistant press secretary, said the mayor frequently practices on her and other Spanish-speaking members of his staff.
— Georgina Bloomberg, 29, the younger daughter of New York's mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, practiced in a white T-shirt and dark helmet, jumping her bay mare Radio City over imposing panels and open water in a grass field at her farm here.
Mayor Anja Reinke practiced her Rose Parade wave Saturday morning, holding her elbow and upper arm stiff while letting her wrist do all the work.
First, 3.0 mayors must practice "open source leadership". This means we look for the best solutions regardless of where they come from.
The mayor's practices stand in contrast to his predecessor, former Mayor James Hahn, who publicly reported tickets he received to similar sporting events and award shows, including the Academy Awards, Dodgers and Angels games and a UCLA- USC football game.
Mr. Khan, the former mayor, said this practice created serious risks, since officials were handing out permits, often for bribes, without insisting on the necessary safeguards.
After Mr. Davis was killed, the mayor ended that practice, and said no one would be allowed into City Hall without passing through a metal detector.
Despite some alarmist comments I don't think that we will see mayor disruptions in practice.
A second investigative agency confirmed Tuesday that it has begun looking into Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's practice of accepting thousands of dollars in free tickets, and the mayor found himself again being pressed by reporters at events meant to draw attention to other issues.
