1.   Los Angeles remains governable, the next mayor, whatever ethnic or interest group he or she is from will find acceptance as he had.

2.   And all the candidates said the next mayor would be forced to drastically cut city spending.

3.   And there is some concern about whether the next mayor will, by choice or ability, continue the priorities that Giuliani has embraced.

4.   And the next mayor says he may use cameras and other technology to increase security.

5.   And why should the next mayor settle for a term lasting only three years and nine months?

6.   And Willie Brown is your next mayor, easily, after the pesky formality of a runoff election.

7.   Backing the man he presumed would be the next mayor, Lee P. Brown, seemed only prudent.

8.   At times, their encounters sounded more like a debate to be high school class president than to be the next mayor of New York.

9.   Backing the man he presumed would be the next mayor seemed only prudent.

10.   Beyond that, Hahn said, is the need for the next mayor to have the respect of police officers -- something he believes will not occur with Villaraigosa.