Early on in the pandemic, mayors were more focused on city operations, budget shortfalls and the threat the pandemic posed to small businesses, according to David Glick, an associate professor of political science at Boston University and a co-author of the 2021 Menino Survey of Mayors.
 David Glick, muzvinafundo wezvematongerwo paBoston University uye ari mumwe wevaviri vakanyora tsakurudzo pausoro pevakuru vemaguta iyi inonzi 2021 Menino Survey of Mayors, akati, "Denda iri richangotanga, vakuru vemaguta vakange vakanangisana nekufambiswa kwebasa remazuva ose remumaguta avo, kusakwana kwemari yakatemerwa mabasa akasiyana siyana,uye nenjodzi yaigona kuunzwa nedenda kunemabhizimisi madiki.