There’s nothing like telling POTUS Donnie he’s wrong on climate change than volleyball and tee time in South Miami – PB/TK
Mayors gather in Miami Beach. Agenda: fighting Trump, climate change, hitting the clubs – By Douglas Hanks / June 23 2017
Nearly 300 mayors begin a four-day convention in Miami Beach on Friday, with an agenda that includes a white party at the Fontainebleau, trying to solve America’s infrastructure crisis, nighttime beach volleyball, and fighting President Donald Trump on global warming.
The annual U.S. Conference of Mayors always brings the host city a mix of politics, wonky panels and after-hours mingling among city leaders throughout the country. With Miami Beach as the backdrop in 2017, the parties are going later and the politics are looking fiercer as mayors use the city’s battle with rising seas to sharpen their attacks on Trump’s rejection of the Paris climate-change agreement.
Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine plans to join New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Friday afternoon to tour the Sunset Harbour neighborhood, where the city has raised streets and installed pumps to combat rising tides. The mayors of Boston and Los Angeles scheduled a joint appearance Saturday to highlight how cities are committing to anti-pollution goals in the Paris accord even if Trump won’t.
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