David Brauer talks us through the 2021 election in Minneapolis

It's a wide ranging election year conversation with longtime local journalist ("40 years of sedimentary layers in Minneapolis"), and Twitter Dad to all, David Brauer. David talks John through the various scenarios, ranking them on a scale of how likely they are to make you poop your pants. After covering the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and the various City Council races, we discuss two charter amendments — "strong mayor" and public safety — that could shift the balance of power and reshape how local government works. With law-and-order authoritarians emboldened, how do we talk about public safety in a way that brings people over to the good side? John asks David about how his thinking has changed on housing policy over the years. And David tells us one question he'd like this year's candidates to answer.

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