Gusciora was sworn into office only a few days after a shooting erupted at the volunteer-run Arts Festival. He had attended earlier that night, before the bullets flew. The shooting at the popular arts festival, which he said draws 30,000 people to the 24-hour event each year, has sparked fear in the city and has hurt its reputation. But he vowed that next year's event will return and will be "bigger and better." It also will have more of a police presence and possibly a checkpoint at the entrance and other security set-ups.