At least that seems to be the conclusion drawn by Stephanie Hobbs over at Search Engine Land. She pointed out that Mayer was most recently involved at Google with heading up its local, maps, and location services. Her hand was evident in Google’s purchase of Zagat, the launch of Google+ Local, and even in the development of Google Maps. As Hobbs explained, Mayer lives and breathes local, knows the increasing importance of local search, and is an expert in creating innovative user experiences in the space. So what does that mean for Yahoo? Let’s consider Yahoo! Local for a second. It was pot…