Mayor Jackson spoke about reclaiming for Cleveland the wealth gained by “Wall Street firms” from the foreclosure crisis by suing 21 banks involved in the subprime mortgage market. He also talked about his "Urban Agenda: A Blueprint for Our Future” (Mayor Jackson had pledged that he would endorse whichever Democratic candidate provided the most money for his plan and for Cleveland), describing that investment in cities is no longer a “nice” thing to talk about: “It’s a necessity.”

Finally, in a wide-ranging and at times poignant interview, Mayor Coss of Santa Fe described the need for immigration reform (his resolution calling for a halt to all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids was passed by the mayors’ Criminal and Social Justice standing committee today and will go before a plenary session of the mayors for an up or down vote on Monday) and the need for energy block grants to help Americans deal with rising gas prices. Mayor Coss emphasized that not only is action on environmental issues necessary now, but we are already eight years late.

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