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From housing to streets to policing to trash–there’s a lot at stake in local elections. And if you don’t vote, some super-involved assholes will make all these decisions for you. That’s the last thing you want to happen. If you live in St. Paul make sure you vote next Tuesday, November 5. City Council and School Board is up for election. There’s also a referendum on organized trash collection.
Continue reading “2019 St. Paul Voter Guide”The candidates are Kartumu King, incumbent Jane Prince, Mary Anne Quiroz, and David Thom.
Continue reading “No Endorsement for Ward 7 on the St. Paul City Council”
Organized trash collection is an improvement over the every-household-for-themselves approach that St. Paul had prior to the current system. The illegal dumping. People denied service. Trucks coming down the alley every day from different hauling companies. The people who want you to Vote No are the same people who defended that old system.
Continue reading “Endorsement: Vote Yes on St. Paul Trash Referendum”
In case you missed it, Mitra Jalali Nelson is the Wedge LIVE! 2019 Pumpkin of the Year. We encourage residents of St. Paul’s Ward 4 to send her back for a full term on the City Council. She was first elected just over a year ago in a special election.
Continue reading “Endorsement: Mitra Jalali Nelson for Ward 4 on the St. Paul City Council (and Pumpkin of the Year 2019)”
There are six candidates in St. Paul’s Ward 6: incumbent Kassim Busuri, Alexander Bourne, Greg Copeland, Danielle Swift, Terri Thao, and Nelsie Yang.
Continue reading “Endorsement: Terri Thao and Nelsie Yang for Ward 6 on the St. Paul City Council”
We don’t have time to be thorough with the endorsement process in St. Paul’s Ward 2. I’m going to quickly check out some websites and make snap judgments. Are you ready? On to the lightning round!
Continue reading “St. Paul Ward 2 Endorsement Lightning Round: Rebecca Noecker”
There are four candidates in St. Paul’s Ward 1: incumbent Dai Thao, Anika Bowie, Liz De La Torre, and Abu Nayeem.
Continue reading “Endorsement: Liz De La Torre and Anika Bowie for Ward 1 on the St Paul City Council”
There are two candidates in St. Paul’s Ward 3: incumbent Chris Tolbert and challenger Patty Hartmann.
Continue reading “Endorsement: Chris Tolbert for Ward 3 on the St. Paul City Council”
A US President came to Minneapolis last night to lead a hate rally. The only thing remarkable about this fact is that it’s not remarkable anymore.
Continue reading “Some thoughts on Trump’s Minneapolis hate rally”
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Last night, Ward 13 Council Member Linea Palmisano hosted a meeting in the Fulton neighborhood to gather feedback on an idea to turn a city-owned parking lot near 50th and France into affordable housing. The lot is at 5028-5044 Ewing Ave S.
This is an early stage idea. Because this is a city-owned lot, criteria would be developed through extensive engagement with the neighborhood. The city would then put out a request for proposals from developers. The city would pick their preferred proposal — or pick none at all. Palmisano told residents at the meeting that she wants to do this “collaboratively” so that it brings “the least amount of disruption to the neighborhood as possible.”
At the beginning of the meeting Palmisano acknowledged she had already heard concerns about parking. To which the guy next to me said, “big time.” Palmisano promised “some amount of parking” included in any development. Parking concerns would go on to dominate much of the meeting.
Continue reading “Southwest Mpls Reacts to Plan for Affordable Housing”