City council
FALL FROM GRACE
ABOUT TIME
It’s unclear if he will also resign from his post as the school district’s police chief as well.
TEACHABLE MOMENTS
At 90, the documentary-filmmaking master shows no signs of slowing down. And his latest, “City Hall,” a 4.5-hour examination of Boston politics, is essential viewing.
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
The winners of the L.A. city council elections in March will wield real power, and Hollywood stars—including Natalie Portman and Jane Fonda—are backing DSA candidate Nithya Raman.
opinion
Euless Isn’t Clueless
In a north Texas city of 50,000, a Pakistani immigrant just won a seat on the City Council. Not that there weren’t those trying to block him.
11th Commandment
God may also ban short skirts and skimpy dresses in the Alabama town of Dadeville.
Lost in Yonkers
Cities are characters in their own right in David Simon’s work, from drug-ridden Baltimore to post-Katrina New Orleans. Now, segregated Yonkers of the late 1980’s is about to get its star turn.
#smdh
An anti-discrimination ordinance that would protect gays and transgender people is facing strong opposition in Plano, Texas. Naturally, the Cruz family is involved.