The Women Leading the Coronavirus Response From City Hall
From Lori Lightfoot in Chicago to London Breed in San Francisco, five mayors look back on the first two months of this crisis—low moments, beacons of hope, unexpected, absurdly popular memes—and plan for an uncertain future.By When Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor in Chicago in April 2019 (becoming the first black woman to serve in the office), she had a sense of what was about to fall on her plate.In that race, she’d run on promises to stamp out corruption, deal with an impending fiscal crisis, reduce crime, and reform policing. There were bound to be unexpected problems, but she had her marching orders.