"The Mayor clearly understood his authority to question police officials and to provide them with direction," the report said.

Mayors, because of political pressures, do not understand this.

The Governor and the Mayor finally understand the need to repair the broken promise of deinstitutionalization.

The Mayor, Hispanic leaders here said, just does not understand.

Mayors and Presidents, too, understand who their real audience is.

The Mayor clearly understands now that the rain forest has to be protected, even though it has put him out of business.

But he said the Mayor recognized the value of treatment in reducing the drug problem and also understood that treatment was less expensive than jail.

The Mayor and the Boss obviously understand and appreciate each other.

But he added: "I just want the Mayor to understand that under the managers are workers, and we want our fair share for them."

"The Mayor," he said, "doesn't understand there are other ways to balance the budget besides on the back of homeowners."