Accomplishments for 2015
It has become a tradition in the Ward 2 Office to look back at the end of each year and review our accomplishments. There is little doubt that 2015 was a challenging year for the City of Minneapolis. With the death of Jamar Clark in late November and through the protests that followed, we have had to face ongoing impacts of historical and present-day racism and injustice and our City government is struggling to find a way to respond with meaningful changes. But 2015 also saw the success of many initiatives the Second Ward office has championed. Here is our list for this year: For Justice : - I coauthored (with Council Member Blong Yang) the successful repeal of the City’s antiquated and unjust ordinances that criminalized “ lurking ” and spitting - I coauthored (with Council member Lisa Bender) an ordi...