bm167 Villaraigosa and Los Angeles

He is the first latino mayor of Los Angeles since the 1800s, but Antonio Villaraigosa has a wide appeal and big plans. The dynamic Green LA girl joins me to shed some light on yet another mayor in the ongoing global mayors series.

READ – The Green LA Girl, cause its good for you.

Wikipedia on Mayor Villaraigosa

 

bm164 Ishiharas Tokyo

He has been the governor of Tokyo since 1999, and successfully made many enemies with his opinions and policies. Shintaro Ishihara takes a lead role in his city, changing politics, society, and culture… but it may not be in the direction you expect. In another edition of the global series on mayors, Arudou Debito joins me to help explain the person and the policies behind Ishihara.

Correction from Debito, in case anyone is fact checking: I said the Takeshima/Tokdo islands were between China and Korea. They are in fact between Japan and Korea.

Shintaro Ishihara on Wikipedia
Debito.org

bm160 Mayor Rocky and Salt Lake City

Progressive, green, defender of minority rights, critical of the bush administration, none of these things are usually associated with the state of Utah. But the city of Salt Lake marches to the beat of a very unique and active drum. My friend Catherine joins me at my beloved soup stand here in Amsterdam, to discuss the mayor Rocky and the priorities of his government.

Rocky Anderson’s Wikipedia Entry

bm157 The Mayor of Bogota, His Profile and Policies

In the third installment of the series on global mayors, we turn to Bogota, Colombia. The city is run by the man they call Lucho, and with help from a guest in Bogota, we will learn who this mayor is, what he is doing for the city, and what he isn’t doing. And perhaps — why?

More info on Lucho

 

bm155 Learning About Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, His Profile and Policies

Vancouver has long been known as a very unique city. But has the world heard about its unique mayor and what he has done and intends to do for the city? Valerie Jenkinson, a friend and former candidate for Vancouver City Council, joins me to talk about Sam Sullivan.

 

bm154 How Red Ken Changed London and Beyond

Tim from Radio Clash joins me in this first installment of the Global Mayor series. We focus on Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, and how he came to be elected and what he has done since coming to power.

Wikipedia on Ken Livingstone