Another failed black mayor screaming "Racism." And the beat goes on and on and on and on.

Petersburg Mayor W. Howard Myers has told his fellow City Council members that the attacks on his and the body’s leadership are racially and politically motivated.  
“I will as a representative of Ward 5 and as mayor duly to my right hand, serve the public without blemish and from scare tactics from a few racist(s) and Republican supporters,” Myers wrote in an Aug. 11 email that he asked the city clerk to share with all council members.

Myers in particular has been under fire because some residents hold him responsible for the city’s dire financial situation. Petersburg has nearly $19 million in unpaid bills and is expected to run a $12 million deficit in the current fiscal year.

Seems like 12 million plus 19 million is more the problem than "a 12 million dollar deficit:"  ~  editor.