” THE MAYOR ” 1966 EDUCATIONAL FILM LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA XD72254b
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This black-and-white film is an EB Films production by Encyclopedia of Britannica Inc. in collaboration with Eugene C. Lee, Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. The film portrays the tasks of Mayor Jack D. Maltester of San Leandro, California and the work of maintaining the city and the city council. The film is written by Kenneth M. Rosen, directed by Abram D. Murray, photographed by I. Mankofsky and Joe Ravetz, and edited by Frederic Goodich, with Stanley Croner as executive producer.
Birds-eye view of the City of San Leandro, CA (00:14). The mayor of San Leandro; Jack D. Maltester waving from a car (00:39). A marching orchestra (00:51). “The Mayor” title banner (00:52). A parade (01:05). Mayor Maltester giving a speech (01:20). Maltester is speaking in the phone at San Leandro City Hall (01:44), followed by a meeting with the city police chief and fire chief (02:01). A fire struck driving through downtown San Leandro (02:25) and arrives to put out a fire in a house (02:39). A police car also arrives (02:46). Firemen are continuing their work to put out the fire (02:56). Trucks driving out from the city yard in the morning (03:07). A sweeper cleans the streets (03:18). A service worker performs maintenance on streetlights (03:26). A construction crew repairs asphalt damage (03:33). Another crew adds gravel between railroad tracks supervised by the head of the Public Works Department (03:48). Trees are pruned at a public park supervised by the park director (04:06). Grass is moved and trees are planted (04:26). A police officer directs traffic (04:40). The public trash cans are emptied (04:42). Mayor Maltester is having a meeting about the future rail transportation with an advisor (04:50). A crowded highway (05:25). Train tracks (05:35). Houses located on the grounds where new train tracks are to be build (06:01). A house being moved on a truck bed (06:12). The mayor is speaking to a child, who lives in one house due to be moved (06:17). Members of the city council and mayor Maltester during a meeting (06:54). A resident of San Leandro states a complaint about his neighborhood during the meeting (07:27). Footage from the neighborhood (07:54). Another resident of this neighborhood adds her supporting argument at the meeting (08:40). Other residents of the city speak of their concerns and problems for the city council and mayor Maltester to assess (09:02). Mayor Maltester comments on the arguments of the residents (09:49). The city council takes a vote on the concerning issue (10:38). Mayor Maltester is driving in a car (11:14). He interacts with the residents in the public spaces of San Leandro (11:23). Maltester plays with his grandson (11:35) and speaks to the balance between public and private life (11:52).
Jack D. Maltester was selected to be mayor by the City Council in 1958 and then in 1962, he became the first Mayor of San Leandro to be elected by popular ballot. He was re-elected three times, in 1966, 1970 and 1974. He later served as the president of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM). When his final term expired, Maltester had served as mayor for 20 consecutive years.
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