The Longfellow and Corcoran Neighborhoods are working with the Resource
Center of the Americas to engage Latino neighbors in neighborhood
activities.
All Latino residents and those interested are invited to our first meeting
Friday, March 18 7pm to 8:30pm
Corcoran Park, 3334 20th Ave S
at 34th str
Matthea Little Smith (Neva's campaign manager)
responded to my post on the Central Chat list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central-chat/message/866
This is my response to Matthea's post.
While Neva is a supporter of the Colin Powell Center,
with the other serious issues facing the legis
UPDATE:
Yesterday I posted about Urban Ventures and the Colin
Powell Youth Center endorsing a Prayer Day for the
anti-gay Bachmann amendment. Today I get this from
Art Erickson, CEO and President of Urban Ventures.
--- Art Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Non-Political Position of Urban
Rep. Ellison has shown good leadership on these environmental issues. I think
Rep. Karen Clark is co-authoring this bill? At least, strongly supporting it.
I encourage everyone to advocate for a hearing on the bill. Here is an
opportunity to support an organization that is generating activism on
I'm glad to see that I generated some interest in proportional elections
although, so far, it seems to be less that the interest in IRV.
Jeanne Massey argued, "IRV and PR are complementary, not at odds with
each other."
I'm sorry, you're going to have to explain this to me further because I
ju
We have what Metro Transit staff calls "an efficient system for recovery
costs" due to the high percentage of operating costs paid by riders. These
proposed fare hikes will bring the fare box recovery to somewhere between
30 and 35% of operations - MUCH higher than most systems nationally.
. .
Kudos to Craig Cox for increasing government accountability in Minneapolis
with his City Hall watchdog paper the Minneapolis Observer. I do enjoy his
new feature, the Ballot Box. I'm guessing it will really heat up as we
venture down the campaign trail together. I wanted to clarify one entry
regard
Early in 2003 a "cash review" of the Minneapolis NAACP branch financial books
for 2001 and 2002 revealed that $86,000 was missing from two Piper Jafrey /
US Bank investment accounts held by the branch.
The missing $86,000 was the topic discussed at a special branch membership
meeting on June 7,
Having a shared vision to build Bus Rapid Transit on 35W is the result
of years of hard work building a broad coalition across party lines both
in the city and in the suburbs. It's a big step forward for the whole
region. But that's exactly why Minnesota shouldn't take a step backward
in the same
Eva Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now why is it that Rep. Neva Walker has been working
so hard to get the Urban Ventures bonding funding?
Peter McLaughlin has been a major pusher of funding
for this organization. I'd like to hear if he still
thinks this group should get public funding.
In reply to Steve Cross' arguments for Proportional Representation (PR).
First, another clarification: The origin of IRV for municipal elections did
not grow out of the idea of IRV for endorsements; it was the other way
around. There is an effort around IRV for municipal elections and the idea
of
Today's Ballot Box: Jason Stone gets endorsements from State Rep.
Keith Ellison and Park Board Commissioner Vivian Mason; Chris Hanson
will challenge Tracy Nordstrom for Park Board seat; Marie Hauser
getting little help from DFLers in the 8th; and Hofstede stops
dodging Wieland in the 3rd.
Go
The debate over alternative voting systems rages on...
On Wednesday, March 16, 2005, at 04:11 PM, Steve Cross wrote, in
response to Robin Garwood:
I, as a strong Green partisan, would certainly vote for as many
candidates as I could accept for the office, in order of my
preference.
Again, is y
For those of you into Mpls bond ratings, the latest Fitch rating. I
believe it is the second-highest rating they give.
http://tinyurl.com/3mq8x
David Brauer
List manager
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If
you think a member is in violation,
PiPress casts the decision as a win for the state, with Mpls getting
some things...
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/11161391.htm
David Brauer
List manager
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If
you think a member is in viola
David Finke "Respectfully writes:
I don't care about the poster's spelling or grammar but I do
take strong issue with his faulty reasoning.
We can argue the risks and benefits of the various versions of
IRV on their merits but casting aspersions upon someone taking an
opposing position constitute
Sure bothers me
Jane Strauss
Longfellow
Sometime busrider, but nearly all of my kids rely on it to get to school,
college, and work.
Message: 6
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:13:41 -0600
From: "Thatcher Imboden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Mpls] Transit fare/cuts hearings
To:
Message-ID: <[EMAI
I don't care about the poster's spelling or grammar but I do
take strong issue with his faulty reasoning.
We can argue the risks and benefits of the various versions of
IRV on their merits but casting aspersions upon someone taking an
opposing position constitutes an ad hominem attack. ("party sta
Thanks Barb for your kind words. I wanted to note that Mayor Rybak also
deserves a great deal of the credit for his hard work and strong advocacy for
BRT as part of this process.
Scott Benson
Council Member
Ward 11
I want to thank CM Robert Lilligren and CM Scott
Benson for their strong adv
The issue on IRV started out on whether IRV should be used by the DFL in
Ward 2 to deal with the multiple candidates and the prospect of a long
convention. It transmogrified into whether Minneapolis should use IRV
for all of its elections. Apparently several different camps are going
to propo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For a "stable" or "dedicated" transit funding source, some legislators are
talking about removing the sales tax exemption for gasoline and dedicating
that money to transit.
That will help, but we need to generate $360 million of new money
annually to build our our metr
I want to thank CM Robert Lilligren and CM Scott
Benson for their strong advocacy to ensure the BRT
provisions were included in the city's consent for
this project. They have served the future of the city
well and opened the door for future transit options
that will mitigate the need to continually
http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/crosstown/pdfs/appealsboard/
hwy62appealboardfindings.pdf
Also viewable from:
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/newsrels/05/03/17crosstownappeal.html
David Brauer
List manager
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1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If
you t
Looks like the city's withholding municipal consent on the Crosstown
reconstruction paid off...
The following is a Mn/DOT press release hot off the e-mail. - David
Brauer, list manager
--
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Contact: Lucy Kender
Office Tel: 651/297-7961
March
Robert Halfhill writes:
The convenience of a private automobile is probably why mass transit systems
cannot attract enough riders to be profitable and increased fares further
reduce the number of of riders which only worsens the problem of profitability
and the need for even more cash.
Chuck
For a "stable" or "dedicated" transit funding source, some legislators are
talking about removing the sales tax exemption for gasoline and dedicating
that money to transit.
Bill Dooley
Kenny - Ward 13
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If
The Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council is pleased to announce that
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Hennepin County Commissioner Peter
McLaughlin have agreed to debate on April 14 in the United Labor Centre.
Mayoral Debate on Good Jobs and Economic Policy
Thursday, April 14, 2005
7:00 pm
I appreciate Mr. Lilligren's concern about the Met Council undercutting
transit in Minneapolis. At a time when we need to increase transit and
biking/walking options, we need to increase the budget for these
transportation options.
I suggest that Mr. Lilligren -- and the Mayor, and all of us c
The Park Board plans to move park staff into 3 satellite offices called
'District Offices'. The
plans have not been brought before the full Board and the Park Superintendent
will not tell me how
much the plan will cost (although I'm not done asking).
One of the arguments for purchasing the new
It's a little disquieting to see my "post-portly" figure displayed on the
front page of Skyway News all over the place, but I understand the message -
in the balance are a handful of Island residents current and former vs the
marching legions of a well-anchored private high school.
The letter jac
A few corrections/clarifications to Steve Cross's comments:
Steve Cross: I think that while the ideal is nice, the lack of a party label
deprives people of the primary way to determine what a candidates
fundamental beliefs are.
Reply: IRV for municipal elections does nothing to the DFL's or any
Much has been said in past exchanges on the list about the effects of IRV on
plurality victories; "a victory is a victory" says many a party stalwort (did
I spell that right; I wouldn't want to be accused of describing some sort of
partisan plant of some type), but with IRV, a victor of pleurali
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