The Mayor of Baltimore will not seek reelection.  After Thursday’s raid by the FBI, that is even more evident than when the members of the City Council and the City delegation in the House of Delegates, myself included, called upon Mayor Pugh to resign earlier this month.

Not running for a second term will be the case for three consecutive mayors.

That disruption at City Hall is not good.

But the work of governing goes on.

On Thursday, I attended the Maryland Racing Commission  meeting to urge that the public release of the engineer’s report which prompted the Maryland Jockey Club to announce that it was closing the Pimlico north grandstand for the Preakness for safety purposes.

I joined the Howard Park community at the Baltimore City Liquor Board, where an agreement to post a “No Loitering” sign outside the 4G’s liquor store was submitted to the Board.

I attended a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood and did not know most of the people there. That’s a good thing. The organization has broadened its base of support.