And the administration is actively pursuing sister city relationships with many other large cities in the world. Violent crime has also been on the rise in Los Angeles, with gun violence leading the way. pic.twitter.com/oVvIekFQgO. Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C. Stephanie Mei-Ling for The New York Times. Now Dickens looks to write a new chapter for the city of Atlanta. . Ms. Janey took her oath in March of this year and Ms. Jones assumed office in April. When Kim Janey failed in September to qualify for the mayoral runoff election in Boston, effectively ending her time as the citys top leader, her political rivals rejoiced and her supporters were dismayed. Like our content? Turner has led the city through challenges, such as the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, after which the mayor received criticism for not evacuating the city. Policy: Christopher Nelson Caitlin Styrsky Molly Byrne Katharine Frey Jimmy McAllister Samuel Postell !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r