interesting thought.
the stark contrast at the table is worrying... naked ambition + religious zeal vs. independents who (mostly) are sticking their fingers in the dyke...
I don't share the view that Mayor Alto is benign, or pragmatic. I think she's smarter, and more cunning than Helps, much worse, with more zeal for her religion. She appears more benign by design, by carefully gauging the risk-reward of hiding her contributions and decisions.
Alto would never get a private sector job, that’s for sure.