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The June ballot measures would impose new term limits on National City elected officials. What’s really going on: Ron Morrison, a Republican, has been National City’s mayor since 2006. He voted to put both measures on the ballot and told the Union-Tribune he supports Measure B. If Measure C passes with more votes than Measure B, Morrison will be done. One side of labor: The United Food and Commercial Workers union, led by Mickey Kasparian, opened a PAC this month to support Measure B, and put $25,000 into it. Meanwhile, IBEW, Building Trades and the Labor Council all support Nathan Fletcher in the 4th District race. What’s at stake: National City is not one of the largest cities in San Diego, but it has become increasingly pivotal in local politics. Although San Diego’s mayor is currently a Republican, Gonzalez Fletcher and other supporters of the bill had their eyes on a not-too-distant future in which Democratic mayors of San Diego, Chula Vista and any third city could move the regional transportation agency to the left. Now, this week, SEIU has voted to re-join the Labor Council. Chula Vista Tax Beef Another big South Bay ballot measure in June is Measure A, in Chula Vista.

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Six people have announced they are running for mayor in 2018 Wochit Sioux Falls' six mayoral candidates might be pursuing a non-partisan office, but that doesn't mean their political parties don't influence voters. "If partisanship can show us anything in these races it's more so the general disposition toward how active the government is going to be and the use of government to improve people's lives versus leaving people alone," he said. But political ideologies can rear their head on the margins of civic politics. In this year's Sioux Falls mayoral contest, voters will choose between four Republicans - Jim Entenman , Mike Gunn, Greg Jamison and Paul TenHaken - and two Democrats - Kenny Anderson Jr. and Jolene Loetscher. Municipal offices across South Dakota are supposed to be devoid of partisan politics, and candidates don't run as Republicans or Democrats. But more often than not, city councilors and mayors are affiliated with one of the two major political parties. And though party designations aren't as important in local races, political science buffs say voters can glean a bit about a candidate's potential governing style based on the letter that would be next to their name if they were running for a higher office. Some of the candidates are quick to dispel the notion that their political affiliation will have any impact on how the city would be lead should they earn a spot at City Hall. For instance, Loetscher said it's not necessary to consider a party platform when making decisions about the city's future. But when it comes to the essential services government provides, it's not as important.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The mayor of Puerto Rico’s largest city became an international star when she donned a T-shirt and baseball cap and begged for help after Hurricane Maria left San Juan in shambles. Six months later, constituents of Carmen Yulin Cruz are still struggling for food, shelter and power, and many have turned on the leader who they say turned her global close-up into a never-ending parade of self-promotion. After the speech, Cruz characterized the president’s pledges of support to Puerto Rico as “hypocrisy.” But while Cruz’s pitch-perfect soundbites make for good TV, there’s a growing frustration among her constituents who feel forgotten and say Cruz’s personal political ambitions are coming at the expense of the very people she’s supposed to be representing. “It stopped being about us a long time ago.” A bartender at a popular hotel in Old San Juan says she feels like a political pawn. “The impact of Hurricane Maria has created a situation of flux in Puerto Rican politics,” he told Fox News. She’s also used her newfound popularity to target political rivals inside Puerto Rico. Cruz calls out Rossello every chance she gets for his handling of Maria and his support of the Trump administration. San Juan spokeswoman Carmen Serrano, who refused requests for interviews from Fox News, told Noticel that the photos “are part of our job documenting, with dignity, the disaster not just in San Juan but other areas as well.” She added that the pictures “served to show the world that things are not back to normal like President Trump likes people to believe.” Despite the four extra photographers on hand, one of the most widely viewed pictures came from Cruz’s permanent press team. In it, the mayor is waist-deep and wading through black, muddy water. “She’s not going to go into black water up to here just because,” Puerto Rican comedian Roy Sánchez Vahamonde said.

Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has reached beyond the sometimes stifling boundaries of inside political baseball in Toledo to find a new chief of staff. The mayor introduced Katy Crosby last week, having resisted the temptation to pick a chief of staff from among his own, or the usual, circle of political operatives and hacks. She now works in Dayton. She hails from Cleveland. Her appointment is almost revolutionary. Click here to view more Blade editorials | Check out the Behind The Editorial series Mr. Kapszukiewicz doesn’t have to satisfy the political needs and yearnings of a huge circle of political hangers on because he ran without the backing of a political party. He ran mostly against — rather than with — the many people who might otherwise be seeking political rewards on the 22nd floor. She has the sort of policy chops the new mayor likes and can employ. Ms. Crosby is not your father’s, or grandfather’s, chief of staff. Ms. Crosby brings something else, something new and fresh, and it is welcome.

Both candidates have received backing from their respective parties. Murphy, 56, was a village trustee until 2009 and is a currently a town councilman. "I have a track history of accomplishing things in the village and I believe I have the knowledge and experience of government," he said. Mgrditchian, 57, is the former chairman of the local Republican Party. "I'm so disgusted with the party politics that have been playing over the last several years that I felt I had to put my name in," he said. In November, the board voted to strip the mayor of various appointment powers. "The first thing that a mayor has to do is run the meetings in a civil and efficient fashion, which hasn’t always been the case," Murphy said. Mgrditchian said political issues have been on both sides. "I'll bring the civility that this village needs," he said, noting he'll try to reduce some executive sessions.

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CNN's Chris Cuomo discusses the disconnect between the Trump administration and the people of Puerto Rico.

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz on Sunday said she would meet with President Trump when he visits Puerto Rico on Tuesday if he asks for it. "If he asks to meet with me, of course I will meet with him," she said on ABC's "This Week." "Anything that can be done and anyone that will listen." Cruz also said there is only one goal in the response to Hurricane Maria and it's "saving lives." "Any dialogue that goes on just has to be able to produce results," she said. "And all I did last week, or even this week, was ask for help." Trump on Saturday lashed out at Cruz in a series of tweets after she criticized the storm response in an emotional plea for federal help. “The mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump,” Trump tweeted. "Such poor leadership ability by the mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help."