Urban Issues
At the opening plenary session Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer delivered his president’s address, “'08 Mayors 10-Point Plan: Strong Cities, Strong Families, for a Strong America.” The points in…
85 viewsAt the opening plenary session Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer delivered his president’s address, “'08 Mayors 10-Point Plan: Strong Cities, Strong Families, for a Strong America.” The points in…
85 viewsThe panelists talked about a report that was released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors on the problems of hunger and homelessness. They said that economic issues such as poverty, high housin…
161 viewsOfficials spoke about statistics on hunger and homelessness in the United States. They also responded to questions from members of the audience.
151 viewsDuring the Thursday Plenary Session, city mayors, federal officers, and local officials talked about city responses to a potential avian influenza pandemic, evacuation planning in cities, an…
180 viewsMayors Purcell and Pate, co-chairs of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness in the U.S., discussed the task force’s report, including the fact that it measures…
74 viewsThe officials talked about hunger and homelessness in America’s cities, including statistics and potential remedies for these problems. Following their prepared remarks, they responded to qu…
73 viewsThe U.S. Conference of Mayors hosted a forum on security at the Olympic Games. Remarks were given by the Mayors of Salt Lake City, UT and Athens Greece, both of which would host the Olympic …
51 viewsAt a meeting between women mayors and women senators participants talked about the role of women in politics.
75 viewsClinton administration officials and U.S. mayors announced the results of a survey on hunger and homelessness in urban America. The survey examined the demand for emergency food and shelter …
140 viewsU.S. Conference of Mayors released its 14th annual survey of hunger and homelessness in U.S. cities. Secretary Cuomo and mayors talked about the survey. After prepared remarks they took ques…
88 viewsThe U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter meeting began with a video about the desegregation of Little Rock High School in 1954, African Development Foundation Chairman, Ernest Green, one of the …
53 viewsMayor Joseph Riley, chair of the mayor’s' task force on hunger and homelessness, and Secretary Cuomo briefed reporters on the annual report on hunger and homelessness in 29 U.S. cities. He s…
36 viewsThe U.S. Conference of Mayors released a report on the impact of youth curfews on urban crime. The report indicates that most large cities use curfews and that most officials feel they are u…
116 viewsMayor Rendell, the current chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Welfare-to-Work Task Force, briefed reporters on a survey of welfare reform in 34 cities. He stressed the need for more fede…
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