In reply to Alex Schieferdecker.

And yet, MPLS voters decided to take power away from the council. That’s her real legacy. For the first time ever, MPLS Voters decided they would rather put more power in the hands of the Mayor. When the city was cruising along, and prosperous, happy days for many, Bender and the council took too long planning for homeless services, Public Health outreach (we have a major drug crises that blossomed 5-6 years ago), increasing crime (starting 4-5 years ago), and affordable housing. We did receive large 4over 1s across the city, bike lanes, plastic bag use charges, minimum wage/worker benefits. Over all those years, Bender also did nothing with MPD Reform, UNTIL a good part of the city burned, and many MPLS residents got angry enough to push Council Member off their stools to do something. But, Bender overplayed her hand, on the advice of her activist “community” They told her “Defund, Dismantle, Abolish, Reimagine”, and she repeated it, all the way up to the Yes4Mpls defeat. Bender screwed up, dismissing many MPLS Resident’s safety concerns, while attempting to sell us on a new, completely untested Public Safety response program, that was a Trojan horse for eventual MPD abolition. You are correct however, sadly I think she would have won re election from her true believers in Ward 10.