RE: [Mpls] City council politics

2005-08-06 Thread Dean Zimmermann
Mark V Anderson said: I was recently told that Gary Schiff's endorsement of Jeff Hayden for Council from the 8th Ward just means that Hayden is allied with Schiff's coalition in the Council. I didn't even know the Council had long-standing coalitions (unlike the Park Board, which has the ongoin

Re: [Mpls] City council politics

2005-08-06 Thread Dan McGrath
> >Who is normally allied with whom? Over what issues? And is > >there really a Gary Schiff coalition? > > Clearly that's what it is. That's the problem with Gary not having a > strong opponent challenging him - it gives him time to mess in other > council races. You are making an uninformed as

[Mpls] Hauser: could see forest but for those #*@ trees?

2005-08-06 Thread Christine Viken
Would anyone like to contribute to buying Marie Hauser some new, stronger glasses? Okay, okay. Maybe they'd have to have super powers, considering her blind spot. At the last Park Board Meeting, Hauser's Planning Committee voted to advance the DeLaSalle proposal for converting acres of park land o

[Mpls] Seasalt delight

2005-08-06 Thread Earl Netwal
For what it's worth, my wife and I just returned from a very pleasant night at SeaSalt at Minneahaha Park. We had the good luck to run into freinds there and had a delightful time. The Crab sandwich I had was wonderful. I know some of the Park Board Bashers seem to think these Private Public partne

[Mpls] re- Tricky, Tricky homelessness

2005-08-06 Thread m1r3201
I again will tell people, if you want information, contact me and I will send you the recommendations of the Decrim Task Force of the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness and our Continuing dialogue which outlines the rationale for our recs to the City Council and the Mayor. It gives you a

Fw: [Mpls] Rybak, McLaughlin, Hakeem and the Homeless

2005-08-06 Thread Dorie Rae Gallagher
- Original Message - From: "Dorie Rae Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: Fw: [Mpls] Rybak, McLaughlin, Hakeem and the Homeless I have hear before that homelessness is more under the county than the city. I did not

Fw: [Mpls] Nicollet Island - Closing Another Street?

2005-08-06 Thread Dorie Rae Gallagher
Thanks for the maps...Of course, they said the fire department said it was not a problem if they closed the road...only the fire department had not been approached according to a poster...has the fire department made any statements about that yet? If people were trying to leave the island by car

[Mpls] Gail Dorfman and the Mayor

2005-08-06 Thread m1r3201
In response to the comment that Gail Dorfman's endorsement of Mayor Rybak must equal Mayor Rybak having concern for homlessness: I also am an ardent admirer and supporter of Commissioner Dorfman. I doubt that you will ever hear me utter a negative comment about this incredible woman. Every adv

[Mpls] R.T. Rybak: We mustn't go backward on smoke-free ordinance

2005-08-06 Thread Jeremy Hanson
>From the Star Tribune August 7, 2005 R.T. Rybak: We mustn't go backward on smoke-free ordinance As mayor of Minneapolis, I am proud of our city and state's reputation as health leaders. Being recognized nationally as a healthy place to work and have fun is part of who we are and how w

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2005-08-06 Thread Guy Gambill
I'd like to answer a recent post and address some of the concerns posed therein: 1). "If Mayor Rybak is so horrible on homeless issues, why is it that Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman, who is arguably the strongest advocate the homeless have among our city or county elected officials,

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2005-08-06 Thread Guy Gambill
I'd like to answer a recent post and address some of the concerns posed therein: 1). "If Mayor Rybak is so horrible on homeless issues, why is it that Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman, who is arguably the strongest advocate the homeless have among our city or county elected officials,

Re: [Mpls] City council politics

2005-08-06 Thread Eva Young
At 03:46 PM 8/6/2005, Anderson & Turpin wrote: I was recently told that Gary Schiff's endorsement of Jeff Hayden for Council from the 8th Ward just means that Hayden is allied with Schiff's coalition in the Council. I didn't even know the Council had long-standing coalitions (unlike the Park Boa

Re: [Mpls] Help update the master Minneapolis candidate list

2005-08-06 Thread md
I think its great to have a website like this, http://www.e-democracy.org/wiki/Minneapolis_election_2005_candidates which ideally will be a "one stop shop" for people looking for information about the candidates... Annie mentioned that some are missing... The e-democracy folks will need to get a

[Mpls] City council politics

2005-08-06 Thread Anderson & Turpin
I was recently told that Gary Schiff's endorsement of Jeff Hayden for Council from the 8th Ward just means that Hayden is allied with Schiff's coalition in the Council. I didn't even know the Council had long-standing coalitions (unlike the Park Board, which has the ongoing 5-4 split). Can someon

Re: [Mpls] Help update the master Minneapolis candidate list

2005-08-06 Thread Annie Young
I noticed the e-democracy list has quite a few candidates listed who aren't really running and the candidates who have filed are not listed. Yes, this needs some serious updating work. Annie Young At 08:50 PM 8/5/05 -0500, md wrote: I've been spending time here looking at the candidate inf

[Mpls] Re: Mpls Digest, Vol 19, Issue 36

2005-08-06 Thread Mark Horst
Xx REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussion

[Mpls] Spokesman-Recorder: City weakest link in NW Corridor development

2005-08-06 Thread PennBroKeith
Spokesman-Recorder: City weakest link in NW Corridor development Highway 81 Partners; big and small/ Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Lowry and West Bro carry sacks of $$$/ Hood is developmentally challenged?/ MICAH organizer says: Affordable Housing needed here/ Two Council Members comments/ Is Keith

Re: [Mpls] Cops union calls new police deployment "rushed"

2005-08-06 Thread Anne McC
This is not an unprecedented action. In 1981, when Mpls hired police officers after a five year hiring freeze, all of the officers in the first two groups were already working as full-time police in other jurisdictions. Therefore, the rookie school was cut down. I would imagine that the new offic

[Mpls] Rybak, McLaughlin, Hakeem and the Homeless

2005-08-06 Thread Brandon Lacy Campos
I have to agree with Mark Snyder on this one. Let me begin by saying that I am supporting neither Rybak nor McLaughlin (though if I were to support a Democrat, I think I would be in the McLaughlin camp). Instead I am supporting Farheen Hakeem for a plethora of reasons...she's radical, she's feminis

Re: [Mpls] Doing a John Stewart re- homelessness

2005-08-06 Thread Mark Snyder
Question: If Mayor Rybak is so horrible on homeless issues, why is it that Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman, who is arguably the strongest advocate the homeless have among our city or county elected officials, is on record as a Rybak supporter? Could it be that perhaps the mayor is both