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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has hired a new director of Recreation and Parks.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has once again looked outside Baltimore government for a chief of staff, tapping Maryland Labor Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez for the position.

With a half-dozen key resignations at Baltimore City Hall, some political observers say they're concerned about the recent loss of institutional knowledge in Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration.

As Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III announced retirement plans Thursday, Sheryl Goldstein, who served as a liaison between the Police Department and the mayor's office, also said she would resign.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced O'Malley's departure and several other cabinet-level staff changes in a statement Friday.

Government watchdog group calls for more transparency

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's guests in the city's private skybox at Ravens games this past season included a small circle of city employees, prominent business leaders, donors to her campaign, and several family members, documents show.

City officials closely monitored the activities of Occupy Baltimore protesters and fielded correspondence from supporters of the movement and downtown businesspeople who wanted it cleared out, according to e-mails obtained by The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore officials are bracing for the potential of another round of deep budget cuts, as they draw up early spending plans for a "significant" shortfall next year.

Baltimore officials are bracing for the potential of another round of deep budget cuts, as they draw up early spending plans to address a "significant" shortfall next year.