A new poll in the Chicago mayor's race is giving Mayor Lori Lightfoot growing confidence about making it into the next round after the February election.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/mayor-of-chicago-election-polls-candidates/12729061/

Council member Karen Stratton calls him one of the mayor's best hires, applauding him for promoting women in his division.

Source: https://www.inlander.com/news/an-inconclusive-investigation-reveals-the-chaos-and-conflict-that-chased-veteran-employees-away-from-spokane-city-hall-25811583

Despite the mayor's enthusiasm, the New Zealand Olympic Committee was not happy with his suggestion Christchurch could step in at short notice.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12312517/Christchurch-offers-host-2026-Commonwealth-Games-Victoria-pulled-out.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Gold Coast homeowners have been sent letters from the mayor's office that encourages them to consider renting out a spare room.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11747799/Gold-Coast-mayor-asks-homeowners-consider-offering-rooms-international-students.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

In flexing political muscle to prevent enough alderpersons from attending last Thursday's chaotic special city council meeting, Ramirez-Rosa, the mayor's floor leader is accused of going too far and physically muscling Alderwoman Emma Mitts.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/carlos-ramirez-rosa-emma-mitts-35th-ward-chicago-city-council/14017108/

The budget was praised for advancing the mayor's progressive agenda.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-budget-brandon-johnson-mayor-news/14062097/

The curfew, effective midnight on Sunday until 6 am on Monday, was imposed “in response to the two shootings and the excessively large and unruly crowds, and to reduce dangerous and illegal behavior,” the mayor's office said in a statement.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/03/20/curfew-imposed-in-miami-beach-after-fatal-shootings?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

The Houston mayor's office doesn't agree with the finding, saying, "It is undeniable by the state and city that there is a greater percentage of adults and children diagnosed and dying from cancer in Kashmere Gardens than any other area in Houston."

Source: https://abc13.com/houstons-fifth-ward-texas-health-department-cancer-cluster-union-pacifica-railway/13726558/

The latest drama in the long fight between the mayor and the police commission came with the mayor's rejection of a slate of three finalist candidates for the next chief of police that the commission sent to her desk earlier this month.

Source: https://sfist.com/2023/12/28/mavericks-surf-rally-underway-as-nearly-30-foot-waves-pummel-half-moon-bay/

Therefore, we expect support from nature lovers, our governor's office, the mayor's office, and other non-governmental organizations to protect it."

Source: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/urbanization-threatens-bird-sanctuary-in-diyarbakir-188810

They did not directly weigh in on the mayor's decision, but rather urged the city to raise awareness among New Yorkers to get their booster shots.

Source: https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-adams-ends-covid-vaccine-requirement-for-nyc-municipal-workers

“Yard waste is the right place to start because it’s something New Yorkers already naturally separate,” sanitation commissioner Jessica Tisch told the New York Times, which first reported on the mayor's proposal.

Source: https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-adams-wants-nyc-to-mandate-curbside-recycling-of-yard-waste