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...Roman Catholic hierarchy. A native of Long Beach, California, who headed the diocese in Portland, Oregon, before moving to San Francisco in 1995, he is known for his diplomatic skills, which temper his conservative positions on most doctrinal issues. For example, though a vocal opponent of Mayor Gavin Newsom's flurry of gay weddings last year, Levada had earlier worked out a Solomonic solution that resulted in health benefits for gay partners. He has been criticized for his slow and secretive response to priest sexual-abuse scandals in San Francisco, where at least 68 lawsuits over alleged abuse are still...
...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