Jim Meyer

Includes "pro" quotes from Barry Clegg and Carol Becker, and "against" quotes from John Edwards, David Brauer, and yours truly.

Of course, Minneapolis politics is my Roman Empire, so I was happy to give Cam my thoughts on "Strong Mayor"... full quote I provided below:

Good work. (I believe a tape becomes public after, but I presume he was wanting real-time in voting hours.) Thanks for upgrading and traveling.

Roper: Jacob Frey can thank the far left for handing him another term Frey was a vulnerable incumbent. But progressives banked on the wrong guy to beat him.

Some thoughts on Eric Roper’s finger-wag in the mayor’s race: www.startribune.com/jacob-frey-r...
1. Asking “what chance did [Davis & Hampton] have ignores Frey’s agency is creating the race‘s dynamics. Frey sued the most moderate hope (Emily Koski) to cut off her money & intimated others. 1/

Where can one find this? I admit, just morbidly curious about my 2nds in W11. Thanks.

I learned first-hand last day of filing is crazy close to first day of EV. Low W11 was a relief to me, not that it really mattered to rout, but even knowing it was near 10% it was hard not to feel it was even more over than it was already. Lesson learned. Be early for many good reasons.

I'll be under $4, but Corey Ryan Vest is gonna be very hard to beat. And for all I know, he petitioned to file.

Devils's adv. Worst old shit pinned to Rondo/Kroll era. Vibe is out there MPD on upswing. Easy for gen pop to shift MPD barfs to `ACAB supermajority.' `Complete control'...as if he goes to 5 roll calls each am. O'Hara popular w/ many. Peace out, DB. Not trying to break our temp ceasefire. ;]

Didn't this Ward re-line more in her favor, making Yusra comp outdated (and a challenge for Madore)?

This is so well done. But will any of the extremely confident ignorant people in local subreddit comment sections watch it?

Isn't that a Daft Punk smash hit. `Wake up all night to go pee pee.'

Merely FYI, not because I care too much personally, but I just learned that J-Mo is ON the print version mailed. Someone I know received. Why not this e-list?

Jamison Whiting pic was on a mailer, not here. Odd.

This was helpful. Similar event supposedly coming to Ward 11 Oct. 29. (Unconfirmed. Stay tuned.) Before the event, I took a picture of the sad former Bethany Care Home, shuttered next door to Windom Rec. Then the Home was subject of the budget discussion. CP EP has urgent ideas for its next life.

Stop by tonight and share your budget priorities!

I admit I've campaigned on efficient spending and what I feel could be some easy, effective streamlining, but THIS category would be about last on my list.

Exact wording was `Jamison Censorhip $tarts Here.'' I sense a pattern. This has apparently been long ongoing, and some J. endorsements may have brought the ruckus because this is so wildly disproportionate to his own campaign foci. Not good.

Thank you, David. No. Indeed not me. (Extreme doubtful M.D.) Sadly, on Monday I alerted J to a variation of this sign theme, 12-feet up a utility pole near Bossen/57+28th. Photo available, but I'd rather not promo. Been rampant J. sign theft as well (turning into weird mini billboards it seems).

Opinion | An insider’s perspective on the mayor’s race in Minneapolis A former chair of the Minneapolis DFL Party offers voters this guide, based on his perspective being in local politics for 14 years.

Thank you to the Minnesota @startribune.com for publishing my Strib Voices commentary on the contest for mayor of Minneapolis. This short piece is not meant to answer every policy question, but offer some perspective that I haven’t seen widely shared elsewhere. www.startribune.com/mpls-voter-g...

I was very briefly on HPDL. Couldn't hang, probably d/t night shift, or advisory duties. Me not them. The game seems sooo much more involved, complex, big $$, exposure risk. New media no joy for olds. Can't just put your familiar face on some lit and watch the votes roll in on your name IQ.

Forementioned 40th and 4th was the second I've seen. Also one near the 35W overpass near Cub in Windom South. Are they all in MPRB D5? Cermak has a few official camp signs sprinkled here and there. (Mostly freeway ramps, but signs don't vote, and neither do ramps.)

This is much, much more significant than the Comey indictment but has gotten like 0.1% of the media coverage

Same

If you're in Minnesota, Xcel just announced they're trying to raise our electricity rates. There's a comment period and info about rate changes here: www.xcelenergy.com/company/rate...

YouTube video by Wedge LIVE! Mpls Charter Commission meeting w/Mayor Frey on stripping City Council confirmation power 8/20/2025

Audio from today's Charter Commission meeting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeTl...

Black woman biz owner near 38th and Chicago, bullhorn in hand.

I was at this. Tensions were a bit high. I knew 3 news groups were there and have been awaiting their work.

A chart of City of Minneapolis department budget numbers normalized on a scale starting at 100 equivalent to the year 2023 numbers. The increase by 2026 ranges from 15% to 25%.

It can get easy to get lost in the big dollar amounts, so I took the 2026 recommended budget and fiscal history and indexed everything to 2023 to show how some select departments have had budgets change from 2023 to 2026. minneapolismn.opengov.com/transparency...

300 Cedar Ave.: The Birthplace of Minnesota’s First NFL Team - Racket The mostly forgotten history of a team that emerged from Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in 1905.

The mostly forgotten history of the Minneapolis Marines, a team that emerged from the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in 1905. racketmn.com/300-cedar-av...

Hey mom. Why do they call Monrovia Monrovia?

That is what happens when you skip intelligence briefings.