Word: gavin
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...Chicago: Richard DaleyAtlanta: Shirley FranklinBaltimore: Martin O'MalleyDenver: John HickenlooperNew York: Michael BloombergHonorable Mention: Gavin Newsom / San Francisco
...facilitating the marriage of nearly 4,000 gay couples in his city last year, Gavin Newsom is famous countrywide--and controversial. But at home in San Francisco, the mayor is simply adored. It's the main reason Newsom, 37, who barely squeaked into office in 2003, now enjoys an eye-popping 80% approval rating in America's ultraliberal gay mecca. But it is by no means the only factor. The workaholic millionaire restaurateur has packed more productivity into his first 15 months than many mayors manage in two terms. By diverting welfare payments for the homeless into a housing fund...
...Best Big City Mayors Chicago: Richard DaleyAtlanta: Shirley FranklinBaltimore: Martin O'MalleyDenver: John HickenlooperNew York: Michael BloombergHonorable Mention: Gavin Newsom / San Francisco
...Best Big City Mayors Chicago: Richard DaleyAtlanta: Shirley FranklinBaltimore: Martin O'MalleyDenver: John HickenlooperNew York: Michael BloombergHonorable Mention: Gavin Newsom / San Francisco
...York City apartment, Mader dispatched Caribbean Bureau Chief Bernard Diederich to Colombia, then quickly ascertained that TIME's Tom Quinn, who works out of Bogotá, was already on the story. As the death toll mounted, Mader decided to send Rio de Janeiro Bureau Chief Gavin Scott, who was covering Halley's comet, to Bogotá to join the TIME team. Unlike Mexico City immediately after its earthquake, Bogotá had a functioning airport and telex and telephone lines were intact. Still, to get to the Nevado del Ruiz area, Diederich had to hitch a ride on a Colombian helicopter carrying fuel...