LOS ANGELES—We have all experienced hurricanes, COVID-19, and racial injustice from our own perspective. However, I wanted to dive deep into these things from a mayor’s perspective—someone whose job is dedicated to preventing and keeping us protected from these types of things.
Within this section, our team reporters spoke to an array of local and national politicians in order to help shed light on police brutality, protests, and, ultimately, police reform. What is a piece of legislation you’ve created or helped push that you
Morgan Hill, California—In the U.S. alone, there have been 2.7 million cases of Covid-19 and it has caused more than 130,000 deaths. Currently, New York state has reported more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the United States. With no vaccine
SAN FRANCISCO—Every day Tim Rogers, the Mayor of New Paltz, New York, gets asked “What’s next, what are you gonna do?” Over a month ago, Rogers watched the video of George Floyd’s killing and found it insufferable to watch. He took time