Think what you want, but this is community organizing at the upper levels. It is locking in the loyalty cards and spit-balling actions and/or reactions to upcoming events.
It could be as well, I don’t know.
I just know how people, who came from poor backgrounds tend to react when they come into a lot of money. They want to show they made it, which is why lottery winners will almost always be broke within five years of a win.
I see this mayor acting that way.