The Minneapolis City Council passes drug paraphernalia decriminalization and a pre-eviction notice extension, but the meeting exposed deep divisions over policy, process, and who speaks for the body
I’ve been pondering lately, maybe the city needs to completely implode before it can heal. My sense is that DSA-aligned council members believe their dogmatic approach is justified by the voters. I don’t see that changing until they’re voted out.
The pendulum swung too far left in Portland and SF. Both suffered, both corrected. Let’s hope we don’t have to go full Detroit.
The arrogance of Payne to think he speaks for the council is appalling. He and his group on the council are crushing our city, and they don’t care. I whole heartedly agree with your comments on Casey Carl, he has a really tough job, and does amazing work. How he keeps his cool demeanor is beyond me. We are so lucky to have him.
It is quite unfortunately, related to the last local election, that there was not a different outcome in at least one, maybe two, in Wards 1, 2, 8 9, 10, and 12, so we are just OFF one or two.
If the goal of members of the DSA is to disrupt, and ultimately break a city, whether through its work to demonstrate that capitalism does not work and that maintaining armed law enforcement and separating certain people from society is wrong and unnecessary, these DSA inherents are developing EXACTLY what they wanted, and why they got on the council of a city like Mpls.
Nothing this faction has done has been helpful for business, and our the tax base. We see clearly by their vigorous attempts to destabilize the MPD, which requires them to do damage to anything OR anyone connected to law enforcement, that they are involved in activities that work for THEM, and their cause.
Without a recall function available for council members, I know, personally, that people are planning on an exit from Mpls, really feeling forced out. St Paul, while impacted by everything that happens in Mpls, but they are also going to benefit now by people setting up home and shop there instead.
Right about now, hard not to thoroughly ENVY the people of St Paul in having only 7 council members, all of which are part time.
Conflicts between platform positions of the DFL and DSA.
The DFL and DSA platforms conflict on key issues, including public safety, economics, foreign policy. For example, the DSA website says: “Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit”. (The Democratic Party does not reject capitalism). DSA platform positions have included abolishing police, ending incarceration, replacing the US Constitution with one that instantiates socialism. (The Democratic Party does not take these positions.)
The democratic party is a failure. They have invited the DSA in even though the party platforms are completely different. The DSA should not be part of the DFL! Far left socialist radicals do not belong in the DFL. Future elections will show how many people have fled the DFL and what a colossal failure of leadership has shown allowing DSA members to
Regarding the Payne letter and what CM Palmisano had to say about it...😯
Important viewing from this Council meeting on Thurs, 4/23, begins a little after 3:18 on the clock/ the counter, or 3 hours and 18 minutes into the mtg, below.
The structure of city council needs to change in order to weed out special interest groups. It isn’t DSA vs the rest. It’s special interest groups looking for their own wishes instead of running the government. Sorry, I can’t help, as I’m in Saint Small. Our city council is much better.
Shows you what I know. I used to live in Seward and didn’t understand why the DFL couldn’t or wouldn’t help a candidate there. We were not all DSA members, that’s for sure!
I’ve been pondering lately, maybe the city needs to completely implode before it can heal. My sense is that DSA-aligned council members believe their dogmatic approach is justified by the voters. I don’t see that changing until they’re voted out.
The pendulum swung too far left in Portland and SF. Both suffered, both corrected. Let’s hope we don’t have to go full Detroit.
Quite impressive the changes being made in San Francisco, and after a short period of time....
SF's Comeback: What's Actually Changed in 2026 | Ask Me SF
https://askmesf.com/sf-comeback-2026/
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The arrogance of Payne to think he speaks for the council is appalling. He and his group on the council are crushing our city, and they don’t care. I whole heartedly agree with your comments on Casey Carl, he has a really tough job, and does amazing work. How he keeps his cool demeanor is beyond me. We are so lucky to have him.
It is quite unfortunately, related to the last local election, that there was not a different outcome in at least one, maybe two, in Wards 1, 2, 8 9, 10, and 12, so we are just OFF one or two.
If the goal of members of the DSA is to disrupt, and ultimately break a city, whether through its work to demonstrate that capitalism does not work and that maintaining armed law enforcement and separating certain people from society is wrong and unnecessary, these DSA inherents are developing EXACTLY what they wanted, and why they got on the council of a city like Mpls.
Nothing this faction has done has been helpful for business, and our the tax base. We see clearly by their vigorous attempts to destabilize the MPD, which requires them to do damage to anything OR anyone connected to law enforcement, that they are involved in activities that work for THEM, and their cause.
Without a recall function available for council members, I know, personally, that people are planning on an exit from Mpls, really feeling forced out. St Paul, while impacted by everything that happens in Mpls, but they are also going to benefit now by people setting up home and shop there instead.
Right about now, hard not to thoroughly ENVY the people of St Paul in having only 7 council members, all of which are part time.
https://minneapolistimes.com/dual-dfl-dsa-endorsements-yes-or-no/
Excerpt...
Conflicts between platform positions of the DFL and DSA.
The DFL and DSA platforms conflict on key issues, including public safety, economics, foreign policy. For example, the DSA website says: “Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit”. (The Democratic Party does not reject capitalism). DSA platform positions have included abolishing police, ending incarceration, replacing the US Constitution with one that instantiates socialism. (The Democratic Party does not take these positions.)
The democratic party is a failure. They have invited the DSA in even though the party platforms are completely different. The DSA should not be part of the DFL! Far left socialist radicals do not belong in the DFL. Future elections will show how many people have fled the DFL and what a colossal failure of leadership has shown allowing DSA members to
be part of it.
would like be be a fly on the wall for that leadership retreat.
Regarding the Payne letter and what CM Palmisano had to say about it...😯
Important viewing from this Council meeting on Thurs, 4/23, begins a little after 3:18 on the clock/ the counter, or 3 hours and 18 minutes into the mtg, below.
https://www.youtube.com/live/bMFqyVi0FC0?si=boVqmlohCNYRLsup
The structure of city council needs to change in order to weed out special interest groups. It isn’t DSA vs the rest. It’s special interest groups looking for their own wishes instead of running the government. Sorry, I can’t help, as I’m in Saint Small. Our city council is much better.
It is the DSA vs the rest. Their agenda is radical and divisive
Shows you what I know. I used to live in Seward and didn’t understand why the DFL couldn’t or wouldn’t help a candidate there. We were not all DSA members, that’s for sure!