Jordan Leick
@beacon.bsky.social
😁 Minneapolis booster
🌇 CLIC appointee, East Bank Neighborhoods board, OpenStreetMap editor
👢taller than necessary
🌇 CLIC appointee, East Bank Neighborhoods board, OpenStreetMap editor
👢taller than necessary
Thank you, I love the results!
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Thank you, I love the results!
Awesome!! What rough area of town, if you’re willing to share?
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Awesome!! What rough area of town, if you’re willing to share?
If it was East African kids from out of town bringing guns to Dinkytown and being part of a shooting homicide, are you arguing it’s wrong to say so publicly? Or is it the “not the poor kids who live in Minneapolis” part of his comments?
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If it was East African kids from out of town bringing guns to Dinkytown and being part of a shooting homicide, are you arguing it’s wrong to say so publicly? Or is it the “not the poor kids who live in Minneapolis” part of his comments?
Closest park to Dinkytown. Also a small park, so “dinky” fits.
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Closest park to Dinkytown. Also a small park, so “dinky” fits.
Btw, working full-time at minimum wage in Minneapolis gets you >$30k/year. My apartment costs $10k/year. So at least in Minneapolis, that number doesn’t really make any sense unless the person is unemployed or retired, or maybe the sole provider for larger family that needs much more space?
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Btw, working full-time at minimum wage in Minneapolis gets you >$30k/year. My apartment costs $10k/year. So at least in Minneapolis, that number doesn’t really make any sense unless the person is unemployed or retired, or maybe the sole provider for larger family that needs much more space?
Sorry, I didn’t mean to get away from my main point, that recent Minneapolis development helped keep housing costs down here. NYC hasn’t had that. Most of the US hasn’t had that. They should! I know that healthcare and childcare and transportation costs are super high. Extremely important to address
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sorry, I didn’t mean to get away from my main point, that recent Minneapolis development helped keep housing costs down here. NYC hasn’t had that. Most of the US hasn’t had that. They should! I know that healthcare and childcare and transportation costs are super high. Extremely important to address
That’s a misuse of the word recession then: “a business cycle contraction that occurs when there is a broad decline in economic activity”. There has been no such decline, consumer spending is up since 2022.
Re Trump, ppl were mad about some prices up, even though their incomes were up even more.
Re Trump, ppl were mad about some prices up, even though their incomes were up even more.
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
That’s a misuse of the word recession then: “a business cycle contraction that occurs when there is a broad decline in economic activity”. There has been no such decline, consumer spending is up since 2022.
Re Trump, ppl were mad about some prices up, even though their incomes were up even more.
Re Trump, ppl were mad about some prices up, even though their incomes were up even more.
Enabling the building of thousands of new units of student housing much closer to campus directly impacted demand for the units in my apartment complex.
Are you really arguing that we’ve been in a recession of the last 3 years? That’s undeniably false.
Are you really arguing that we’ve been in a recession of the last 3 years? That’s undeniably false.
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Enabling the building of thousands of new units of student housing much closer to campus directly impacted demand for the units in my apartment complex.
Are you really arguing that we’ve been in a recession of the last 3 years? That’s undeniably false.
Are you really arguing that we’ve been in a recession of the last 3 years? That’s undeniably false.
Cool! I feel like that’s exactly how it should work. People who want brand new nice apartments pay a premium, while budget options are available to those who want that instead.
In cities/areas where they don’t build new housing, more people have to compete for the old units, driving up those rents
In cities/areas where they don’t build new housing, more people have to compete for the old units, driving up those rents
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Cool! I feel like that’s exactly how it should work. People who want brand new nice apartments pay a premium, while budget options are available to those who want that instead.
In cities/areas where they don’t build new housing, more people have to compete for the old units, driving up those rents
In cities/areas where they don’t build new housing, more people have to compete for the old units, driving up those rents
Not many! 425? But the layout is ideal for a small studio. I have room for a queen bed, a large standing desk, my e-bike, a loveseat, 500+ vinyl records, a large closet, etc.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Not many! 425? But the layout is ideal for a small studio. I have room for a queen bed, a large standing desk, my e-bike, a loveseat, 500+ vinyl records, a large closet, etc.
I just haven’t seen evidence that Minneapolis renter demand now is lower than it was in 2022. An incredible amount of housing has come online in the Dinkytown since then, so there’s probably less student demand for these older units 10-15 minutes farther (by bus) from campus.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I just haven’t seen evidence that Minneapolis renter demand now is lower than it was in 2022. An incredible amount of housing has come online in the Dinkytown since then, so there’s probably less student demand for these older units 10-15 minutes farther (by bus) from campus.
I was thinking about this as well!
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I was thinking about this as well!
Ward 3 changed quite a bit, even in addition to new construction. Dinkytown moved to Ward 2. In any case, the results of many elections (council, park board, mayor, county attorney, US house) are fairly consistent, and far more relevant than 2017 results.
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ward 3 changed quite a bit, even in addition to new construction. Dinkytown moved to Ward 2. In any case, the results of many elections (council, park board, mayor, county attorney, US house) are fairly consistent, and far more relevant than 2017 results.
Don’t forget about major redistricting after census though. Not valid to do Ward comparisons between 2017 and 2025
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Don’t forget about major redistricting after census though. Not valid to do Ward comparisons between 2017 and 2025
Ok but your previous post was 100% about candidates for this + next election — I think groups should aim to actually win elections! Pick candidates that are appropriate for the Ward.
The most first-choice votes Fateh got in any Ward 11 precinct was 24%. Whiting new hire to run to win there.
The most first-choice votes Fateh got in any Ward 11 precinct was 24%. Whiting new hire to run to win there.
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ok but your previous post was 100% about candidates for this + next election — I think groups should aim to actually win elections! Pick candidates that are appropriate for the Ward.
The most first-choice votes Fateh got in any Ward 11 precinct was 24%. Whiting new hire to run to win there.
The most first-choice votes Fateh got in any Ward 11 precinct was 24%. Whiting new hire to run to win there.
Constituencies of those wards are far more conservative/moderate. You can’t really run a DSA/progressive organizer there and win
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Constituencies of those wards are far more conservative/moderate. You can’t really run a DSA/progressive organizer there and win
Most of the rest of Killian’s thread seems reasonable.
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Most of the rest of Killian’s thread seems reasonable.
But Mills also ran in 2023. He doesn’t really score any significant endorsements, even from groups who have strong reason to support a challenger to Rainville
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
But Mills also ran in 2023. He doesn’t really score any significant endorsements, even from groups who have strong reason to support a challenger to Rainville
Maybe! There were only 9 wards where I felt it was reasonable to do this comparison, and 4/9 of those moderate council candidates underperformed Frey’s first-choice %
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Maybe! There were only 9 wards where I felt it was reasonable to do this comparison, and 4/9 of those moderate council candidates underperformed Frey’s first-choice %
Why mention Scott Graham at all if he lives blocks away?
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Why mention Scott Graham at all if he lives blocks away?
Oops, sorry no mostly my fault. I think you got 21 of 25 possible points
Mayor 0/1
Council 12/13 (Cashman)
Parks 8/9 (Musich)
BET 1/2 (Fine)
Mayor 0/1
Council 12/13 (Cashman)
Parks 8/9 (Musich)
BET 1/2 (Fine)
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Oops, sorry no mostly my fault. I think you got 21 of 25 possible points
Mayor 0/1
Council 12/13 (Cashman)
Parks 8/9 (Musich)
BET 1/2 (Fine)
Mayor 0/1
Council 12/13 (Cashman)
Parks 8/9 (Musich)
BET 1/2 (Fine)