“Federal grand jury subpoenas have been issued for records in the investigation into the campaign finances of Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore (R),” the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
San Francisco to Require Vaccine for Indoor Activities
“San Francisco will become the first major city in the country to require proof of full vaccination against the coronavirus for a variety of indoor activities, including going into bars, restaurants and gyms,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
San Francisco Mayor Under Fire for Ethics Violations
San Francisco Chronicle: “San Francisco Mayor London Breed has agreed to pay a $22,792 city fine to settle allegations that she committed a series of ethics violations while in office, including asking former Gov. Jerry Brown to release her brother from prison and allowing Mohammed Nuru, the disgraced former head of Public Works, to pay for repairs to a car she owned.”
Karen Bass May Run for Los Angeles Mayor
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), one of the most prominent Black women in Congress and an ally of President Biden, has signaled she is open to running for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022 under encouragement from some Democrats, the Washington Post reports.
New York City Vaccine Requirement Is Model for Nation
Former White House COVID Response advisor Andy Slavitt told CBS News that he expects New York City’s new policy of requiring vaccination for many indoors activities “will be copied around the country.”
New York City to Require Vaccination for Restaurants
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) “announced Tuesday morning that New York City will require proof of vaccination for people participating in indoor activities, including at restaurants, gyms and performances, his latest attempt to spur more vaccinations. The mandate also applies to workers at those places,” the New York Times reports.
“The policy is similar to mandates issued in France and Italy last month and is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.”
What Boston’s Mayoral Race Means for Democrats
Axios: “While the Democratic Party is increasingly represented by candidates and elected officials who look more like the places they serve, some are looking to mayoral races in big blue cities like Boston and New York to determine whether the party is looking not just at race but also political philosophy.”
“Several strategists who focus on national mayoral races said that when selecting a mayor, voters typically are looking for a candidate who represents stability, not someone to shake things up.”
Michigan Official Quits Post After Covid Bonus
“An official resigned as chairman of a county board in Michigan, the latest fallout from his decision to give himself a $25,000 bonus with federal COVID-19 relief money and reward others in the community,” the Associated Press reports.
“Jeremy Root (R) will remain one of seven Shiawassee County commissioners but will no longer lead the board.”
Anti-Maskers May Have Spread Covid at Missouri Meeting
Associated Press: “Many people were maskless as they expressed their displeasure with a mask mandate during a boisterous, four-hour St. Louis County Council meeting, and now contact tracers are trying to determine if anyone picked up the coronavirus after someone at the meeting tested positive for COVID-19.”
“Health officials issued an advisory asking everyone who attended the meeting — even those who are fully vaccinated — to quarantine through Aug. 10.”
Rising Gun Violence Is Changing Mayoral Politics
Politico: “It’s a far cry from the calls to ‘defund the police’ that took center stage in these cities just last summer. But the sobering reality of rising gun violence and flagrant theft is changing the conversation, pushing candidates to get tougher on crime in Democratic-leaning cities.”
Why Top Democrats Are Listening to Eric Adams
New York Times: “Eric Adams, for his part, is seizing the mayoral bully pulpit, moving to cement a national reputation as a Democrat who speaks with uncommon authority about both public safety and police reform… In some ways, it is a difficult playbook to replicate. Mr. Adams, who will be New York’s second Black mayor if he wins in November, as expected, grew up in poverty and says he was beaten by police officers before joining the force himself…”
“But some party officials and lawmakers also say that Mr. Adams offers a template for how to discuss matters of crime and justice, urgent issues for Democratic candidates across the country as the early contours of the 2022 midterm campaigns take shape… Whether party leaders are ultimately comfortable with Mr. Adams as a national standard-bearer will hinge on how he governs.”
De Blasio Orders All City Workers Get Vaccinated
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) will announce that all city employees will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the New York Times reports.
Detroit Residents Want More Cops, Not Fewer
“Amid a jump in violent crime in this and other cities nationwide, Detroit residents report being much more worried about public safety than about police misconduct,” a new USA Today/Suffolk University/Detroit Free Press Poll finds.
“By an overwhelming 9-1, they would feel safer with more cops on the street, not fewer.”
Lunch with Eric Adams
Bret Stephens on New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams (D):
“Listening to Adams hold forth like this for an hour is an enjoyable, even delightful experience, because it’s so refreshingly free of ideological cant. If Adams can govern as he campaigned, he’ll be remembered as the mayor who saved New York from walking itself off a ledge. It probably won’t be the last, much less the highest, office he’ll hold.”
Alabama City Councilman Uses N-Word at Meeting
An Alabama city councilman referred to a fellow city council member as a “house n—-r” at a meeting, AL.com reports.
Said Tarrant councilman Tommy Bryant (R), who was captured on a video: “Do we have a house n—-r in here? Do we? Do we? Will she please stand up.”
Bryant apparently made the remark in reference to fellow city council member Veronica Freeman, who is Black.
California Has Targeted Funds for Oakland Stadium
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and state lawmakers “quietly approved the funds weeks ago, and the money has stayed under the radar ahead of a pivotal Oakland City Council vote Tuesday on the stadium’s future — a decision that the A’s and Major League Baseball insist could determine whether the team remains after 53 years in the city,” Politico reports.
Sheriff Won’t Enforce New Los Angeles Mask Mandate
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he will not enforce the reinstated indoor mask mandate because it contradicts guidelines from health officials, NBC News reports.
Said Villanueva: “Forcing the vaccinated and those who already contracted Covid-19 to wear masks indoors is not backed by science and contradicts the CDC guidelines.”
Critical Race Theory Sparks Wave of School Board Recalls
“Efforts to recall school board members are surging around the U.S. — and especially in California — amid Republican efforts to quash teaching about institutional racism,” Axios reports.
“Just halfway through 2021, at least 51 local recall efforts involving K-12 school boards have been initiated this year, targeting at least 130 elected members of those boards.”
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