Topic: City Commissioner

Tony Maibown, a city commissioner in Yankton, South Dakota, provided an update on the state's refusal to mandate masks. He detailed a statewide validation study of antigen testing in prisons and nursing homes, noting that the FDA has warned about false positives in asymptomatic individuals. The report highlights the confusion caused by CDC requirements to include these numbers in official totals.

A brief update on a family member's potential run for County Commissioner following a previous unsuccessful bid for City Council. The conversation touches on the persistence required for involvement in local government.

New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio reappointed Bill Bratton as Police Commissioner, a role he previously held under Rudy Giuliani. Bratton is credited with the "broken windows" policing strategy and cleaning up crime in Manhattan during the 1990s. The reappointment raises questions regarding the future of the controversial stop-and-frisk policy.