Maastricht ’ s association of coffee shop owners lost in June 2012 in a Dutch court a legal challenge of the new rules against the city's major.

On 18 August 2012, Crowe appeared along with Doyle at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland as part of the city's Menningarnótt program.

The city's largest employer, the University of Kentucky, as of 2012, employs about 14, 000, although that number is expected to shrink due to reduced funding from the state.

The city's tourist attractions include the Galveston Schlitterbahn waterpark, Moody Gardens botanical park, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, the Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston Railroad Museum, a downtown neighborhood of historic buildings known as The Strand, many historical museums and mansions, and miles of beach front from the East End's Porretto Beach, Stewart Beach to the West End pocket parks. Also there is a pier-turned-amusement park that opened May 2012. it is called Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier.

:: On June 13th, 2012, Ortega was officially sworn in as the city's mayor replacing Dr. Michael Gomez.

The California Department of Finance estimated that the city's population was 55, 123 as of January 1, 2012.

On January 1, 2012, Kokomo successfully annexed more than on the south and west sides of the city, including Alto and Indian Heights, increasing the city's population to nearly 57, 000 people.

According with reports from the Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego, the city's traffic management agency, the historical congestion record was set on June 1, 2012, with of cumulative queues around the city during the evening rush hour.

According to Catholic News Service ( CNS ) and the Catholic News Agency ( CNA ), Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, the incumbent Archbishop of New York, announced before reviewing the city's parade on St. Patrick's Day 2012 that the Cathedral would undergo a massive five-year, three-phase, $ 175 million renovation because of crumbling bricks, faulty heating, and acid rain and pollution that has eaten away at the Tuckahoe marble of the 135-year-old church.

In May 2012, Newport County announced that they had agreed a deal to move to the city's rugby stadium, Rodney Parade.

In August 2012, the Straphangers Campaign rated the C train the worst of the city's subway services for the fourth straight year.

José de Abreu Bianco is the city's current mayor, his term expires in 2012.

The studio moved on January 3, 2012 to the new facility in Port St. Lucie, built with the city's incentives.

In 2012, the government approved nearly $ 59 million worth of economic benefits for Sderot to strengthen the economy, boost employment and subsidize psycho-social programs for the city's residents.

In early 2012, the party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection bolstered its presence within Chongqing as the city's leaders came under investigation.

London Welsh, newly promoted for 2012 – 13, were founded in 1885 for the city's Welsh community.

In 2012 the Silverdome became the home stadium of the city's professional ultimate team the Detroit Mechanix of the American Ultimate Disc League.

The city's population is 54, 450 and the Horsens municipality's population is 83, 598 ( 1 January 2012 ).

Close to Grunwaldzka's junction with ulica Bułgarska is the city's main football stadium ( Stadion Miejski ), home ground of Lech Poznań and a planned Euro 2012 finals venue.

On March 12, 2012, chairman Majid Pishyar sold the club to a consortium headed by Hugh Quennec, president of the city's hockey club, Genève-Servette HC.

The centerpiece of the city's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the stadium would have been part of a larger project to revitalize a long-underdeveloped area, including an expansion of the Javits Center and the 7 Subway Extension.

Architecture for Dummies author Deborah K. Dietsch said in April 2012 that it was " disastrous ", " insensitive ", and " hostile ", and that it and the James V. Forrestal Building topped the list of the city's ugliest buildings.

The city's population is 331, 119 ( as of January 1st, 2012 ), and the extended urbanized area has 342, 321 inhabitants ..

In 2012 Polish rolling stock manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz announced its intentions to build a tram assembly plant in Pavlodar, in conjunction with the city's plans to buy up to 100 new trams from the manufacturer to shore up its aging public transport infrastructure.

As of 2012, the mayor of Davenport is Bill Gluba.

As of 2012, the most notable Green elected official in the United States is Gayle McLaughlin, serving her second term as mayor of Richmond, California.

Norman Marsh, the mayor of Little Valley, will assume the role of chairman in 2012.

Quijano is seen as the first mayor to care for the city, this resulted in his reelection in 2012.

The current mayor of Nantes is Patrick Rimbert, ( PS ), elected on 29 June 2012 to replace long-serving mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault, who had become Prime Minister of France.

As of 2012 the mayor is Charlotte Brower.

The present mayor is Councillor Michael Markham, who was selected in May 2012.

The failure to secure the 2012 Summer Olympics for Paris on 6 July 2005 was Delanoë's first major setback as mayor.

As of January 2012, the mayor of Camarillo is Jan McDonald.

In January 2012 the mayor, Jose Rodriguez, was suspended from office by the state governor for trying to influence a police investigation into his personal affairs.

As of January 2012, the mayor of Peachtree City is Don Haddix.

The mayor of the city of Fairmount in 2012 is Harry Pierce.

Luke is also home of the youngest mayor, Edward E. Clemons, Jr. in the county and state of Maryland as of July 2012.

The current mayor is Wes Bussell ( current term Jan. 2011 to Dec 2012 ); mayoral terms are two years.

Early speculation has native Leah Vigen ( Bothum ) as a TEA Party favorite for mayor in 2012

As of January 2012, the mayor of D ' Iberville is Russell " Rusty " Quave.

As of 2012, council members are mayor Dennis Berry, vice president Mike Gonzales ( Vice President ), Jerry Calvin, Janet Hepp, and Bruce McDowell.

With former councilmember Terence Maguire taking office as mayor in January 2012, the remaining year on his term is vacant and will be filled by council by a Democrat.

In February 2012, the council selected Jonathan Norcross to fill the vacancy created when David Hansell became mayor.

, members of the Dennis Township Committee are Mayor John Murphy ( term on council ends December 31, 2013 ; term as mayor ends 2011 ), Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Crippen ( 2011 ), Al Dicicco ( 2012 ), Eugene L. Glembocki ( 2013 ) and Brian O ' Connor ( 2011 ).

, members of the Readington Township Committee are Mayor Thomas S. Auriemma ( term of office as mayor / councilmember ends December 31, 2012 ), Deputy Mayor Julia C. Allen ( term as deputy member ends 2012 ; term on council ends 2014 ), Betty Ann Fort ( 2012 ), Frank L. Gatti ( 2014 ), Beatrice Muir ( 2012 ).