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Why more cities are hiring 'night mayors' and establishing forms of nighttime governance

  • Written by Jess Reia, Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
Why more cities are hiring 'night mayors' and establishing forms of nighttime governanceA dancer at 'The Fairy Tale Ball' in Madrid in October 2022.Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images

Growing up in a small town in Brazil, my daily life was shaped by the rhythms of my family’s working hours. My father has been a night shift worker for over three decades at a local factory. We got used to silent days and busy nights, noticing how our...

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