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Stories tagged "mayor" in Atherton

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'I'm Not Going To Apologize For Grabbing Someone's Basketball Team'

HuffPost San Francisco

British philosopher Isaiah Berlin once wrote there are two types of thinkers: hedgehogs and foxes. Foxes know lots of little things; hedgehogs know one big... »

Local Quotables: Rafer, Duggan, Pincus and more

Street Fight Mag

The best words about and around the hyperlocal industry.Lumatic's Scott Rafer wants to revolutionize mobile map-technology; Kris Duggan of Badgevile critiques Foursquare's signature "mayor" status as driving away users; Pincus wants to bring "play" int... »

Arianna Huffington: Country in Crisis: Looking to America's Mayors to Rise to the Challenge

HuffPost Denver

On Wednesday, I'll be speaking at the winter meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington. The juxtaposition between our national leaders and our local leaders has never been more stark. On a national level, we're paralyzed and polar... »

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Senators, Public Grill the High Speed Rail Authority

Menlo Park Patch

Four years after California voters passed a bond measure to help fund a high-speed rail system, many now feel let down because of skyrocketing costs— heightened by the state's fiscal crisis—and the Rail Authority's controversial draft business plan and... »