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Alcalde is the Spanish title of the chief administrator of a town. An alcalde's duties usually include both judicial and administrative functions. The title derives from the Arabic al-qadi, meaning "the judge". The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ... Organisational use In some organisational analyses, administration can refer to the bureaucratic or operational performance of mundane office tasks, usually internally oriented. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Qadi (قاضى) is an Arabic term meaning judge. ...


This title has been in use in the United States, for example in San Francisco, California (Surocco v. Geary, Supreme Court of California, 3 Cal. 69, 58 Am.Dec. 385, "Geary, at that time Alcalde of San Francisco..."). Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... Justices of the Supreme Court of California (circa May 2005). ...


See also

A presidente municipal (Spanish for municipal president) is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

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Alcade, 47, fell to the ground and was then set on by police officers Mark Zajac and Chris Kirch, who allegedly kicked him.
Uniformed cops from the 78th Precinct swooped in and nabbed Alcade in the front seat of the sergeant's 1998 Isuzu.
Police said Alcade was not seriously hurt and was taken straight to central booking, where he was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, criminal mischief and attempted grand larceny auto.
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