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[may-er, mair] / ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər /




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These are the voters like the parents of Fred Del Barrio, the Republican mayor of Palmhurst and a prominent businessman in the Rio Grande Valley.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

After 12 years in Congress — and making the short list as a potential running mate for Joe Biden in 2020 — Bass ran for L.A. mayor in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a wonkish technocrat aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, upended the race for mayor by launching a last-minute bid to unseat incumbent Karen Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Miguel Angel Mancera, who organized the first parade while serving as Mexico City mayor from 2012 to 2018, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

With her son-in-law and the mayor of San Francisco, who happens to be a physician, standing by as witnesses, Phineas's coffin is uncovered and carried to a shed.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

From 2028, strategic authorities led by mayors will also be given the power to introduce an Overnight Visitor Levy, often dubbed a "tourist tax".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

English regional mayors due to be handed a share of tax revenues by central government will be free to use it to give cash grants to individual residents and businesses, it has emerged.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Bradley placed first in the primary and seemed a shoo-in to become L.A.’s first Black mayor in an era when cities across the country were also electing Black mayors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

It has boasted black mayors, black police chiefs, black legislators, and is home to the nation’s first black president.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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