For a Democrat, Reed has actually been a pretty good mayor, especially considering the corruption of the six or so mayors preceding him. But you are right, the bias of the press has been on full display here. In a press conference where the mayor and governor have both given statements, the press only went after the governor. It got really interesting when the governor reminded them of the forecasts of their own weather bureaus. And that's when the lying began. The press pointed out how their noon forecasts were accurate (while ignoring how wrong every other forecast they gave was).
I'm not a fan of our governor at all, but I will say that he came out looking better after all of this than he did going in. And he has the arrogance of the press to thank for it.