Word: mayors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most important accomplishment of "You the Mayor?" is the way Ackermann documents the day-to-day frustration of city government, how she responded to the anger of a city unable to solve its problems...
THERE are also notable omissions. Ackermann makes scant mention of the problems she faced as Cambridge's first woman mayor--perhaps because woman councillors were commonplace by the time she took office...
...whole, "You the Mayor?" works well. It provides splendid portraits of city officials--particularly the giant Ed Crane and the often preposterous Al Vellucci, the independent Independent. It explains clearly and eloquently the problems of being an elected official in a city like Cambridge, where councillors have "accountability without authority...
...writing "You the Mayor?": The Education of a City Politician, a reflection on her political career, Ackermann says she tried to retain a stranger's perspective...
...City Charter is one of the difficulties. It explicitly bars city officials from participating in the administrative affairs of government, placing all executive power in the hands of a city manager. The system, designed to reduce the corruption and patronage that often characterizes strong-mayor cities, means that elected officials are powerless to respond to many of their constituents' complaints...