#mayoral-power

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New York City
fromCurbed
5 days ago

What Everyone's Saying About Those Housing Ballot Proposals

Shifting approval power from local councilmembers to the mayor and borough presidents seeks to unlock more affordable housing but faces intense City Council opposition.
SF politics
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Task Force moving to eliminate community oversight of many departments - 48 hills

A task force proposes consolidating or eliminating many San Francisco city commissions, centralizing decision-making under the mayor and reducing community input.
SF politics
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

Prop. E was supposed to rein-in mayoral power, instead, it's recommending the opposite.

The task force is recommending major reductions and structural changes to commissions, including shifting police hiring and firing authority to the mayor.
NYC politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

How a change in Oakland's laws would shift Mayor Barbara Lee's powers

Mayor Barbara Lee is reconsidering Oakland's mayor-council power dynamics following historic changes initiated by Jerry Brown.
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