The City of Minneapolis, evicting 48 of the poorest families in its care, for a total of $30,144.

Re the Downtown Minneapolis Indoor Playground; make sure to fill out the survey! mplsindoorplaygroundsurvey.netlify.app

Three Months In, No Rest for the Weary YouTube video by Better Minneapolis

Now is the time to take action on this and align city ordinance with state law to offer our neighbors care over criminalization.
Full interview here:

There is well documented evidence, and our public health partners are telling us that criminalizing the possession of this kind of paraphernalia does not stop people from using them, it only leads to unsafe use.

Public health advocates are clear that in order to do the important work of preventing the spread of deadly diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C, we need to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia to allow for harm reduction measures.

Adding shows soon in these cities. Don’t buy resale and join the waitlist here and you’ll be emailed as soon as it goes on sale. forms.gle/3nW8gE86VCQu...

Josh Martin for CD5 Chair

After recovering from another successful convention this weekend, my campaign for CD5 DFL Chair continues. And my website is now live. In the coming weeks, I'll continue to reach out to delegates and alternates to the CD5 convention.🧵

www.martinforcd5chair.com

There should be photos of the dog on the website. And an endorsement from the dog.

My campaign team acknowledges that the website is important, but they have insisted that the most important news is I remind you all I have a dog.

Contrast to how civilians put themselves in true danger for each other within minutes during the ICE raids these past couple months.

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hey twin cities people, this auction has 4 or 5 decent looking sewing machines available. might be able to get one for a helluva deal. www.k-bid.com/auction/6396...

Police used a drone and saw Melissa Hortman wounded inside the home at 4:09am. It wasn't until 4:40am that police went inside to get her.

Josh Martin’s Endorsements Elected Officials Omar Fateh, State Senator, District 62 Zaynab Mohamed, State Senator, District 63 Aisha Gomez, State Representative, District 62A Soren Stevenson, Minneapolis City Council Member, Ward 8 Jason Chavez, Minneapolis City Council Member, Ward 9 Linea Palmisano, Minneapolis City Council Member, Ward 13 Tom Olsen, Minneapolis Park Board, At-Large, President Jason Garcia, Minneapolis Park Board, District 4 Kay Carvajal Moran, Minneapolis Park Board, District 5 Collin Beachy, Minneapolis School Board Chair Mary Granlund, Columbia Heights School Board Chair Organizations Stonewall DFL A Better DFL

City Council Member Jason Chavez

I told you the list was growing, but I didn't realize how fast. Had to update it already since my original post - City Council Member Jason Chavez is the latest addition.

I would love it if those of you who do not have library cards will apply for one at your local branch during #NationalLibraryWeek. Then let me know about it. 😇

Man, when you compare the bravery of every day Minnesotans to the overpaid cops it’s astounding

Thank you to @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social for holding it down on stage for credentials and constitution discussions. I can't wait to learn from you and work with you! Josh is running for CD5 DFL Chair, and I can't wait to vote for him this may at our CD5 Convention!

I want to thank my Vice Chair @elitalksmpls.bsky.social! I think we're going to do amazing work together. I also want to congratulate the rest of the officers - Jake, Alexis, Blanca, Meghan, Danny, Nick, and Avery for their elections.

Newly elected Minneapolis DFL Chair, Ayana Smith-Kooiman and Hennepin County Commissioner, Angela Conley

As of about 3:30 PM, April 18, 2026, I am Chair of the Minneapolis DFL. Thank you to the delegates for trusting me and my vision for the future of our unit. I believe I am the first Black woman to hold this position, and I do not talk that lightly. Representation matters.

ayana smith-kooiman and eli sherman are the new chair and vice chair of the minneapolis DFL! no one ran against either of them

the minneapolis DFL convention has endorsed against the charter commission attempting to take away the city council’s confirmation powers for multiple department heads!!!

Christin Crabtree. Running for Minneapolis School Board at Large. Endorsed by the Minnesota DFL!

THANK YOU MINNEAPOLIS! ON TO NOVEMBER!!!

By now we could’ve all moved forward. So remember it’s an intentional choice to drag this out by meaningless veto and drive wedges between leaders and members of the public of our city.

As a result of the mayor’s politically motivated & misinformation laced statements, we as council members had to compile a memo of our substantive reasons on why we did not confirm Mr. Barnette: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...

Can we just talk about how inappropriate it is to invoke the murder or George Floyd & the uprising that took hold of our city in this context? It’s intentionally provocative and divisive. All bc he didn’t like that the council in our charter authority didn’t rubber stamp an appointment. 🙄

This was first funded by the Minneapolis City Council in December 2024 but Mayor Frey refused to implement it. In December 2025, the Minneapolis City Council added it back to the budget and now we are seeing it be implemented. 3/

Last week, the Minneapolis City Council approved a contract for the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program meant to address unsheltered homelessness. 1/

* Under Commissioner Barnette's supervision, MPD overspent their budget by nearly $20 million dollars. Commissioner Barnette concedes this oversight was due to the lack of engaged conversations with MPD leadership, and that he was not aware of the overspend until the third financial quarter of 2025. It is unacceptable for the City's senior leadership to make the kind of mistakes that come at a direct expense for taxpayers while undercutting the delivery of services.  * City workers (AFSCME Local 9 ) in the departments under Commissioner Barnette’s oversight sent a letter describing his leadership which is disqualifying.  * Under the leadership of Commissioner Barnette, the City Council was asked to approve contracts with an individual who disrupted a council meeting, hurled homophobic remarks at me, and made threats. * During Commissioner Barnette's tenure, council members received several complaints from contractors for lack of communication, delay in contract execution, and clarity on the broader strategy for violence prevention, for which they were selected to play a role. * Commissioner Barnette was absent and often unengaged from the work of Commissioner. He had a hard time answering questions the Council and the public had. He often seemed, and acknowledged, that he was uninformed about the ongoing work and issues of many of the departments he oversees. As Chair of the Public Health, Safety, and Equity Committee, I have had more direct engagement with the Office of Community Safety than nearly any other member of this Council. What I witnessed over the course of Commissioner Barnette’s tenure was a pattern of disengagement that left departments without direction and residents without answers. I am calling on Mayor Frey to establish a search committee effective immediately so that the Office of Community Safety can focus on rebuilding.  Sincerely, Jason Chavez

Dear neighbor,

I wanted to tell you about why I voted against reappointing Commissioner Toddrick Barnette, and why Mayor Frey’s characterization of that vote is wrong and disingenuous. 1/

Mayor Frey on April 8, 2026: “A spokesperson for Mayor Jacob Frey said he's supportive of city staff continuing to look into the proposal.”

What changed? Also, his lack of awareness regarding the LGBTQIA+ community should be a surprise to no one. 1/

Minneapolis City Council - 13 Seats Each dot represents one of the 13 council seats, colored by political affiliation as of January 2026. W1 Payne Ally W8 W2 W3 Wonsley Rainville DSA DFL W9 W10 W4 Vetaw DFL W11 W5 Warren DFL W12 W6 Osman Swing W13 Stevenson Chavez Chughtai WhitingChowdhurRalmisano DSA DSA DSA Swing Ally DFL W7 Shaffer DFL 4 DSA 2 DSA-Allied 2 Swing 5 DFL • DSA member or DSA-endorsed • DSA-allied - votes with bloc, progressive backers • Swing — votes inconsistently between blocs • DFL — All of Mpls PAC or traditional DFL

The mention of the All of MPLS PAC is a dead giveaway

it’s always a tell when a group’s About Us page contains zero about who‘s running this. thehumphreyproject.com/about