#MInneapolis #Localpolitics I have no particular feelings about Robin Wonsley (City Council) but I have very strong feeling about Boy Mayor and his sidekicks on the council so I see no reason to disbelieve her take that he threatened the poorer, more rebellious wards with delayed garbage collection and other fun things as regards city services. It seem right on brand for him, in fact. Be super skeptical about the Strib coverage on this one, local peeps. https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/minneapolis-official-speaks-out-about-corruption-lack-of-govt-oversight-and-useless-city-council/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=730c14ed-3520-43aa-9010-a5aa05439b79

Sooner or later, Durham's mayor needs to stop saying she's still learning or doesn't know: “I’m still learning, & I am still very much conscious that... this is something different. This is something new, & it’s coming in packaged different.” She's already on the way out, but City Council members have used the same excuse. They need to stop. They're elected (& paid a little, right?) to know & vote.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article278124572.html

#housing #DurhamNC #localPolitics #development

@dangillmor
#Facism is digging into the roots of #Democracy: #LocalPolitics; in order to uproot it.

The #Truth is the pesticide that we must spread.

Move over #Handforth, there's a new #ParishCouncil drama in the making. #democracy #localpolitics #jackieWeaver

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/22/locals-newbies-yorkshire-village-feud-thornton-le-dale-council?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Time to visit the belly of the beast. A meeting of the city Planning Commission. On the agenda is discussion of the upcoming master plan. I will be surrounded by NIMBYs spouting poorly sourced and inaccurate information with the confidence of a team of lacrosse bros.

Wish me luck. I hope I make it out alive.

#LocalPolitics #NIMBY #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning

A decade ago I asked the council to add a crossing on the main road near our house. I regularly saw kids filtering between parked cars to cross from the housing estate to the play park on the other side. The nearest crossings are half a mile in either direction. They refused citing low accident rates. Inevitably, a few years later a little girl was ran over near the spot (survived afaik). In 2023 the crossing finally arrived! A win for bloody obvious #roadsafety in #localpolitics #parenting

I think it's safe to say that, even if it hasn't failed, the US Federal Government is completely ineffectual and is stagnant. At best, we can hold the line; at worst, we regress.

It's time to start turning to local and state legislatures to start getting things done. It's not ideal, but it's the best we have.

#politics #localpolitics #statepolitics #USA

Think of a little piece of land, ten feet on a side. What could you do with that? Live on it, for one thing, with no need to pay anyone, landlord, bank, or government, for the privilege. Unfettered access to even a small piece of land can immediately double your income or allow you to work half as much. ... You could conduct all kinds of economic activities, support yourself and maybe your family. Make your contribution to the dazzling, intricate, miraculous informal economic life of Los Angeles without risking everything by breaking laws ... What if a whole community had unfettered access to a bigger piece of land? What could they do with that?

https://chez-risk.in/2023/06/23/the-nose-the-grindstone-and-the-monkey-wrench-how-we-can-build-autonomous-economic-zones-in-los-angeles-without-changing-a-single-law/

#LosAngeles #LA #LAPD #Anarchism #AnarchismAndTheBlackRevolution #LorenzoKomboaErvin #MunicipalPolitics #LocalPolitics #Capitalism #TheRulingClass #PoliceAbolition #Abolition

Prepping to send emails to the candidates for mayor and metro council in #Nashville. Any suggestions for issues to ask them about?

#LocalPolitics #USpoli

Metallica and Klingon language in his opening speech--awesome. 😂 #Portsmouth #Pompey #Hampshire #UK #LocalPolitics
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-65629183

If you've voted in the local elections today, who have you voted for???

#ukpolitics #local #localelections #localelections23 #LocalElectionUK #localpolitics #elections #voting

Global News BC: Kelowna mayor to be back in court for sexual assault charge later this month https://globalnews.ca/news/9667866/colin-basran-sexual-assault/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #formermayorColinBasran #sexualassaultcharge #arraignmenthearing #mayorcolinbasran #LocalPolitics #Okanaganmayor #Okanagan #Kelowna #Crime

All i want to know is what happened that they're not on speaking terms anymore. #Gore (oh no, that hashtag isn't gonna do what I want, is it?) is a small place, I refuse to believe it isn't common knowledge why the mayor and CEO aren't talking. What's the goss?

#localPolitics
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018887710/gore-grief-the-trouble-at-the-gore-district-council

Happy to see reporting on these kind of local battles. This is where a lot of politics actually happens in America but there’s far too much focus on Washington.

#democracy #USA #Fascism #localPolitics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/22/ottawa-county-commission/

This story depresses me in so many ways. Sad to see people so interested in being the protagonist in an imaginary battle of good vs evil, that they forget to actually do some real good when put in a position of power.

In a thriving Michigan county, a community goes to war with itself
No paywall

#politics #localpolitics https://wapo.st/40vKjmu

High density sucks. #localpolitics

We created this handy guide to find our five endorsed At-Large candidates in this crowded ballot. ✅✅✅✅✅

#Elections #LocalPolitics #Politics

If you are still undecided between these two candidates, please check out their detailed answers to our questionnaire, and we also encourage you to consider their positions on pressing issues outside of urbanism.

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https://www.5thsq.org/2023_election_center

We are proud that since our founding in 2014 we have shifted the political discourse on our core issues, such that many candidates have begun to prioritize them in their platforms.

The fact that we have more than one candidate who will champion our issues shows the amazing progress we have made from previous mayoral races!

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With Rebecca Rhynhart's work history in municipal finance, including serving in several mayoral administrations, and as an independent auditor – she is qualified to execute important initiatives that align with our urbanist vision for Philadelphia.

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