But her reforms were the central issue in the recent mayoral election, costing the mayor who appointed her his job.
A mayoral election takes place on January 24th in Nago, the city where the new base is proposed.
The two mayoral candidates campaigned on issues such as jobs and health care rather than swearing at each other and brawling.
The mayoral election is held annually.
But mayoral control alone is no guarantee of success.
DURING last year's mayoral campaign Annise Parker, then Houston's controller, offered an austere view of the city's finances.
Conspiracy theorists insist that mayoral dislike of the contracts made TFL intransigent in its dealings with the two firms, something that TFL has always denied.
Mayor Pro-Tem Juan Rodriguez will take over mayoral duties.
Whether it is in the mayoral or city council elections, smaller parties increasingly find themselves with less space to survive.
This month Mr Bobb announced a package of bold reforms, including mayoral control and a capital plan that would close 45 schools this year; he is being sued for his pains.
Next month Portland, Maine, will have its first ranked-choice mayoral election.
MICHAEL HARpeR, a dad from Brooklyn, spent his day off earlier this month at a City Hall hearing on mayoral control of New York’s schools.
Several candidates in regional and mayoral elections due on April 4th are also under investigation by prosecutors.
Its mayoral race has national implications.
"Angry" young voters are thought to have punished the GNP in October's Seoul mayoral by-election, selecting the independent Park Won-soon ahead of Na Kyung-won, the ruling party's candidate.
The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.
Mr Ma is on trial for allegedly embezzling a mayoral special allowance and has vowed to remain in the race even if found guilty.
In the recent mayoral election in Kiev, candidate of Tymoshenko League lost to the incumbent, despite her insistence that "he is me without the plait".
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