Well, I find it interesting that no one is commenting on the City's historical pattern of neglecting the Northside due to racism. And the City keeps compounding its' historical neglect of the Northside with poorly thought out bandaid approaches to housing, jobs, services and transporation. And sorry, Mike Christensen, CPED seems to be leading the charge in that regard.
For example, the new CPED housing initiatives are geared around transit corridors, particualrly light rail and...

And look at how Emmer is funding early childhood education-- he's stripping the money out of daycare. It was stated that boldly in his initial press release on his education budget, ignored by the media. How is that going to help parents with jobs?
I would note that the press--Minnpost included--has been very lack in reporting on women's issues in this campaign. Sales tax on clothing?--hits women disproportionately more than men--our clothes are more expensive, and we earn less....

Actually, Emmer did have a presence in the May Day parade--he had about a dozen volunteers with signs and tshirts in the Free Speech section, which I, for one, found highly amusing. They didn't get much of a reaction except shocked silence, since Emmeer doesn't support much in the way of the environment, free speech, religous freedom, individual freedom, social justice, diversity or even the 14th amendment (according to the Republican platform). Classic conservitive he ain't.

I just want to compliment Minnpost on its' excellent coverage of the DFL convention. The transmission on the Uptake feed was spotty most of the time, but it just helped illustrate the need for better wireless service in all of Minnesota. Generally, the reporting was timely and insightful. The only thing more this political junkie could have asked was: tell us how many are voting on each ballot, and how many spoiled, no endorsement, and writeins per ballot (they help identify trends)....