11.   The president also serves as acting mayor when the mayor is out of town.

12.   Within hours, after Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated, she became acting mayor, then mayor for a decade.

13.   With Riordan and Council President John Ferraro out of town Monday, Councilman Joel Wachs was the acting mayor.

14.   Alderman Sam Caligiuri was named acting mayor and will begin his first full day in office on Monday.

15.   After Ciorbea went to the government, his deputy Viorel Lis took over as acting mayor.

16.   An acting mayor has held the post ever since.

17.   As a result, the regional legislature on Friday named Kopylov as acting mayor.

18.   But to be on the safe side, Cherepkov also appointed his own choice for acting mayor, Nikolai Beletsky.

19.   First Deputy Mayor Yuri Kopylov was appointed acting mayor in the interim.

20.   He was named acting mayor of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to replace Boris Silayev, who was named first deputy prime minister.