In reply to F.J. H..

A couple corrections:

First off, "scurrilous" does not mean what you think it means.

Second, the Mayor controls the police department in Minneapolis and has primary responsibility for public safety in the city. The city council that I wrote about thought they could do a better job and asked the voters to grant them that responsibility. That effort did not succeed, and so the Mayor retains the responsibilities that he held before the election.

Third, assaults and killings have risen nationwide, in rural, suburban, and urban areas and red, blue, and purple districts. It's probably unfair to blame any single mayor or city council for what is clearly a national, pandemic-driven trend.

Fourth, the ban on new drive-thrus and plastic bags both passed in 2019, before the pandemic and when violent crime was near record lows.

Hope that clears up some of your confusion.