mayor
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SEATTLE—Like New York, this West Coast city narrowly elected a Democratic socialist as mayor last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, told the BBC on Wednesday that he did not want to see the club's Emirati owners walk away as a result of the case.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Earlier this year, Kawata, who is mayor of Yawata City in Kyoto prefecture, was plunged into a national debate about whether elected officials should take time off for childbirth.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“There’s no gotcha, there’s no backroom deal,” the mayor said before the contract was shelved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bertha told me a story about some old man named Cooter who used to be the mayor of Colby.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
He announced the expansion of a Local Apprenticeships Service for mayors in England, which he said would deliver thousands more apprenticeships for young people.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Earlier this month, it was announced that regional mayors in England would gain new powers to charge an uncapped levy on overnight stays for visitors.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
All the recent L.A. mayors I’ve known had their faults and failures, whether the task was filling potholes, building out transit or addressing the high cost of housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
And there is certain to be plenty about his efforts to devolve power away from Whitehall to England's mayors and the new No 10 North.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Lina left the book and examined the pictures of the mayors.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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