Mayoral Race

Why not cooperate?
Blacks have much to gain by removing their racial blinders and considering a vote for the progressive Latino candidate in L.A.'s mayoral election.
Harlem's un-Sharpton
Rudy Giuliani finds an ally in Imam Pasha, a black Muslim leader with a pro-Giuliani, pro-police message.
Letters to the Editor
Is it time to kill off Santa? Plus: Defending Mogwai's music; tell Amy Reiter that conservatives never suffer guilt!
As long as he doesn't sound gay
The mayoral candidate who articulated a growing angst in San Francisco may have been hurt at the polls because of the voice he said it in.
London fog
How Tony Blair, loony leftists and a sex scandal around a charismatic author turned the London mayor's race into a political-party nightmare.
Letters to the Editor
The "other woman" should dump that loser! Plus: Brill's Content editor questions Salon angle; e-commerce today, gone tomorrow?
San Francisco's "Blair Witch" mayor's race
Gay supervisor Tom Ammiano's insurgent write-in campaign will likely force incumbent Willie Brown into a runoff.
Power of the pen
In San Francisco, write-in candidate Tom Ammiano could become America's first openly gay big-city mayor.
Philly's IOU mayor
With so many political favors to return after his anemic victory in Philadelphia, will John F. Street turn City Hall into a house of cards?
Letters to the Editor
What's more horrifying, HMOs or the alternative? Plus: Nothing new about Jewish athletes; was Baltimore election about race?
White men can jump
When Baltimore, which is 65 percent black, chose a white as its next mayor, it marked a watershed event in the evolution of America's racial politics.
Bedlam by the Bay
S.F. Mayor Willie Brown has a 30-percent approval rating. But can anyone knock him out of office?
Is black politics dead in California?
The steep decline in the number of powerful black officeholders could be a sign of the community's political maturity -- or its demise.
Jerry Brown shakes up Oakland's black political establishment
The hard-charging mayor challenges an entrenched bureaucracy -- and a racial spoils system.
Vegas' splitting headache: Mob mouthpiece elected mayor!
Jeepers creepers, voters follow bouncing peepers! New goodfella-in-chief has never been accused of engaging in oral sex, or giving "Leaves of Grass" to young women. In other words, he's squeaky clean by today's standards.

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