With most of Vikingland obsessed with the new quarterback, your Mayor has been focused on getting REAL talent to work for our us. Today was the draft for the Fantasy Football Leagues that pits me against Mayors from around the country….including the Mayor of Green Bay who, get this, picked Adrian Peterson. (May as well [...]
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When the horrible weather hit I was surprised—like most of us—but also proud that almost the moment the tornado hit, city crews were on the scene and neighbors were fanning out to help each other. With the rain still pouring down, our police and public works employees were on the streets, assessing the damage and [...]
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We take incidents like this very seriously. We hold our police officers to high standards of conduct because it is essential that people know they can depend on the police to protect and serve. It is my hope that our police officers and community members always trust and respect each other. I have discussed the [...]
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Minneapolis voters should reject an attempt by the Park Board to gain unlimited taxing power. Sadly, it looks like a campaign has presented enough signatures to put this question on the ballot in November. Earlier this summer I opposed the failed ballot initiative that would have eliminated the MPRB, and now I also oppose this amendment, which would [...]
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(My comments at Friday’s memorial for Minneapolis Police Sgt. Bill Blake.) RED LAKE, MN: It’s fitting we celebrate the life of Sgt. Bill Blake in August – because if you understand August in Minnesota you understand his life, and his life’s work. Those of you lucky enough to live here in northern Minnesota, and those [...]
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Many thanks to Minnesota Public Radio for running the following commentary from me on their new website: To this day I remember what I felt three years ago at the funeral of Brian Cole, a star North High basketball player getting ready for college, who was killed in Minneapolis at the hands of another young [...]
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Neighbors carrying hotdish, Jello, brownies and all kinds of foods will be setting up tables and chairs tonight in streets across Minnapolis….part of the largest National Night Out in the country. This will be a great time to talk with your neighbors, but this year Night Out will be even more important for our goal [...]
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Massive white puffy clouds–backlit and hanging low– were blowing across the downtown skyline as I rode by bike across the 10th Avenue Bridge this afternoon. The view in the distance was Postcard Minneapolis: rolling river and Falls, Stone Arch Bridge, Guthire. The view up close was just another freeway, just another bridge with cars speeding [...]
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