I, too, would like to demand that the FBI raise my security clearance. And if they don't, I'll refuse to call in tips if I ever witness possible terrorist activity. Of course, I'm just kidding, but wouldn't that be similar to what the mayor is doing?
I would suspect that if you were the Mayor of Portland, especially a Mayor with law enforcement experience, that you would understand that there is a reason why Mayors are given a different security clearance than others in more sensitive, terrorism-specific positions and that your position simply did not rise to the 'need to know' threshold that others do.
Of course, EVERYBODY would like to know everything and have the maximum security clearance that exists. Giving such a security clearance to everybody would, of course, defeat the purpose of security clearances entirely.
I've heard Nationally-syndicated Oregon talk show host Lars Larson speak on this issue, and apparently there's quite a bit more to this matter than what's divulged in this short article. His perspective is that the Mayor essentially has an ego problem and is grandstanding on this issue for political reasons.
Since I haven't heard any other Mayors complaining about their JTTF security clearances, I'm guessing that the truth may be more toward Lars' direction.