“To be an Arsenal fan - to be a leftist. They are an intertwined experience.” - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Being more responsive to his constituents than anyone else in City Hall, unapologetically progressive, and unafraid to speak out against the conservative forces holding our city back. Taken together, that’s how you put up these kinds of numbers.

Thank you, Ward 9! We earned 77.37% of the vote, and we are heading back to City Hall with a mandate. Jason Chavez The Kid from East Phillips

Sorry for cringe-posting, but I believe there’s real value in the politics of joy. The Frey Guys just seem like genuinely miserable people who think it’s edgy and funny to be assholes without a care as to whether you like them or not. I imagine that attitude comes from the top-down.

This is embarrassing. Mayor Frey is propping up anti-labor candidates and this should be disqualifying. It’s time for new leadership. Leadership that will support labor and workers.

I live amongst Frey’s base (W13, Linden Hills). Caveat that signs don’t vote, but Jazz by far has the most, and there are more Fateh+Davis than Frey. Six months ago I would have thought that was impossible. So I’m cautiously optimistic! I also think we hold the majority on council at net zero.

I agree with what everyone else has said regarding how gross and dumb this is. But my first thought when I saw it was that Soren is probably in a very good place if this is Josh’s closing argument a week before Election Day.

Oof. I'm guessing Lydia answered these Qs prior to her campaign people telling her that it's bad politics to oppose policies that her voters support. Answering "Abstain" to "Do you support the current mayoral administration's policy of encampment clearing?" is disqualifying on its own.

Not holding my breath to see whether Deena and her editors at the Strib deem it newsworthy that the City Auditor found that Frey has created an environment ripe for fraud with his resistance to oversight and accountability.

Ope! We accidentally had Ward 7 on a couple of these graphics, reposting with correct info! 🏘️ Vote informed by seeing where city council candidates in Ward 9 stand on housing (1/5) 👇 moreneighbors.org/2025-minneap...

Looking up something from a month ago: Deena Winter “NOOO too much work” Finding something Omar Fateh said in 2015: Deena Winter “I’m on it”

Because the mayor forgot to mention it, I’ll remind folks that he vetoed the budget for the Dinkytown lights—champion led by @robin4mpls.bsky.social— because they were a “pet project.”

The government has been shut down for three weeks and Sen. Klobuchar thought, “you know what? Now seems like a good time to help the Republicans put more of their people on the federal bench.”

Say what you will about the French but they kinda nailed it with the whole “I’m gonna jet work early, hit the patisserie, and bike around chomping baguettes and ripping a cig”

After the Mayor vetoed the Labor Standards Board, he had a letter read out loud in our council chambers where he said he would bring a proposal forward together in January 2025 with a unified vision and that the work “doesn’t end here." It’s October. He didn’t. He lied again.

The way that Taylor has been out-reporting the Strib is both a massive credit to Taylor and an embarrassment to the state’s largest media outlet. The levels of completeness and factuality in Taylor’s reporting is truly impressive. It would be nice if the editors at the Strib were paying attention.

I’m legitimately interested to see how the election results inform the commission’s decision on this. I have my hunches.

Question at the Ward 9 forum: How will you support the indigenous community? Dan Orban: I find the Native community to be fun. Jason Chavez: Land Back!

Say what you will about Ken Martin, but in my experience he went out of his way to stay neutral, and he earned a lot of credibility from that. Carlbom and his DFL couldn’t be any further from that approach. Doesn’t seem great.

The thing about the mayor’s core base of support being suburbanite/out-of-state property owners and landlords is that they don’t vote here. Betraying local entrepreneurs and small biz owners and their workers with a veto one month before Election Day… boy, I don’t know.

There are so many possibilities for safer, better lives when a city has a strong leader with vision and courage to try. Minneapolis . . . does not have that. But we can in just over a month.

While Trump's DOJ sues us over our separation ordinance and an ICE official emails the Chief thanking him for his cooperation, @jchavezmpls.bsky.social, @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and @aishaforward10.com are doing the work to make our separation ordinance even stronger to protect immigrant neighbors.

For 7 years, Mayor Frey has lied. He lied about no-knock warrants and Amir Locke died. He lied and said there were only 27 unhoused people in the city—facts prove him wrong. He even vetoed the Uber/Lyft wage bill after vowing to support it. Minneapolis needs a leader, not a liar.

In my time working for the Council, a lot of things have surprised me about how city government operates. None more so than the fact that Council allocates millions of programmatic dollars, and the mayor just chooses to not spend those dollars to implement those programs. It’s wild!

Our Commercial Property Sale ordinance passed at yesterday’s council meeting! My office had been hearing from businesses, tenants, and residents about the need to address gentrification, ownership opportunities and transparency when it comes to the sale of commercial properties. 1/

I wrote about one man's quest to not have to ride in pitch black darkness through South Minneapolis. Modern day Don Quixote here, except the windmills are lampposts stripped of copper. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Seeing more and more of these on my commute.

I'm glad to see both the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committees recommend that Council withhold municipal consent until the design restores dedicated, separated spaces for bikes/peds. BAC resolution: lims.minneapolismn.gov/download/Age... PAC resolution: lims.minneapolismn.gov/download/Age...

The Mobile Medical Unit is an incredible resource for the City. After the administration told CMs yesterday that there are no plans to deploy the MMU to the area, it’s worth noting this passage from Mayor Frey’s press release after the shooting. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPL...

"Evictions and fences are not strategies. They are not solutions. They ignore the humanity and needs of unhoused residents. Trying the same short-term tactics over and over and expecting different results shows just how unprepared City leadership is..."

We were there tonight with our two year old and when all the other electeds and candidates were speaking, the kid was just running around being a two year old. But when Davis was speaking, the kid was locked in and paying close attention. It was pretty remarkable.

statement from councilmember jason chavez with concrete steps on what needs to happen to deal with the issues of homelessness and gun violence in minneapolis @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

Ward 9 Update for September 12, 2025. content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd...

i have not seen the star tribune's food writers go after a single union buster, wage thief, or bad boss in the industry, regardless of gender!!!

Based on who his allies are, I suppose it’s not surprising. But the pattern is clear that Richard Carlbom’s version of the DFL has zero interest in growing as a party or welcoming new people into it, despite what he says in a speech. Solidarity with the trans and NB communities.

I’m proud to represent Robin Wonsley and Michael Wilson as they stick up for their rights and the rights of voters. They spend their time fighting for the people of Minneapolis, and it’s my honor to fight for them. And this is a message to the landlord donor class: mind yourselves, were watching.

Being a strong mayor sounds like it rules. Everything bad is either the fault of council or your department staff. But seriously, Deena is absolutely crushing it on the pro-Frey PR lately. So happy for her.

"When the donors don't get the outcome that they want through the party process, they go to a super party process outside of the norm to try to reverse the decision of the delegates," Payne said. "It's an extremely short-sighted thing to do, not just tactically but philosophically," he added.

It blows my mind that people and orgs supporting Jacob would spend their time and energy reminding everyone that he's a loser, no one likes him, and he only gets elected because people with money stack the deck in his favor. Seems like that would just make people more motivated to vote him out.

(I’m not affiliated with All of Mpls, so I left my taxpayer-funded office and taxpayer-funded equipment to participate in this campaign activity.) If you want to fight back against the DFL, join me! secure.actblue.com/donate/omar_...

Let’s be clear, there would not be a DFL Gov, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor, or Senators WITHOUT the DFL voters in Minneapolis. Also many of us progressive lefty DFL’ers help keep the DFL alive. Piss us off and there will be consequences.

I’ve got an extra contribution to Fateh queued up if the state party decides to listen to the wealthy donors (many who are aligned with Republicans) rather than the will of the people who make up the base of the DFL.

Apropo of nothing, the quality of writing from the left wing in Minneapolis blows me away. While Jacob’s boys pump out 11th grade level civics papers, people like Celeste are crafting captivating pieces that lay out a concise progressive argument. www.startribune.com/mpls-mayor-r...

As a reminder, @ourstreetsmn.org proposed an Open Street event in every ward in the city (13). It’s really sad to see Frey continue to cut funding for important community events. I’m glad we have better mayoral options. @omarfatehmn.com @dewayneforminneapolis.com @jazzformayor.bsky.social

I feel like resurrecting $347,932 in taxpayer payments to a favored Frey homophobe who called a gay council member a “girl,” threatened violence in the city council chamber, and whose contractors shot up the north side should earn the sort of media coverage reserved for what cars candidates drive …

Blow jod and artichoke hearts at 26th and Lyndale.

The Ward 9 team had a great time together cleaning up East Lake Street today. *This is being reposted from CM Chavez’s Official Accounts*

Update to this. Two weeks later and I’ve put another 200 miles on my bike, which is 200 fewer VMT on our streets.

Today, I officially filed to run for Mayor of Minneapolis. It’s clear that residents are ready for new executive leadership at City Hall that will work with and fight alongside us to ensure our city remains a place where people want to live, raise families, and start businesses.

This is why the mayor’s campaign is flailing and challenging the endorsement process and bringing out big name endorsements in July. They know that even though they have all their PACs, landlords, and old guard political machinery behind them: people > money.