Murder spree calls for leadership, not memes.
Last spring, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin posted his 'Spring Break Mixtape' on Instagram. The mayor has attempted to govern by being a social media star, but Birmingham 's rising homicides have revealed his limits.Last weekend, four people died and at least 17 others were wounded in a gangland shooting in Five Points South, the city’s oldest entertainment district.
It has been a while since I covered Birmingham City Hall, but I spent the last few days talking to old sources there and here is what they told me. Woodfin named Roper’s replacement, Patrick Smith, who moved here from Los Angeles and found himself at odds with a department and short on the sort of leadership skills his predecessor possessed. The Fraternal Order of Police gave him
Let’s be clear: The person in charge here, the man with the most influence over the department’s direction is the influencer mayor.
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