11.   Asian-American community organizers say they are heartened by the attention Asian-Americans are getting from the mayoral candidates.

12.   At least one Democratic mayoral candidate appears to girding for a post-primary morass.

13.   Bloomberg, a Republican mayoral candidate, said his business background made him particularly qualified to lead the city through any slowdown.

14.   Both mayoral candidates -- City Attorney James Hahn and former Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa -- urged the commission to pass stricter disclosure rules.

15.   A few months ago, a woman of our acquaintance looked at the field of mayoral candidates and thought that she could do better.

16.   A Stanford University political scientist familiar with Texas politics said the success of minority mayoral candidates in big cities is hard to predict.

17.   After interviews and discussions with various mayoral candidates, the council expects to endorse a candidate in the Democratic primary.

18.   After the Cedeno shooting, Ferrer joined the Democratic mayoral candidates in attacking Giuliani for at first defending Pellegrini.

19.   All three mayoral candidates are promising to restore integrity to city government.

20.   All six major Republican and Democratic mayoral candidates were in the pews.