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13 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
I knew Chris Parsons was the most conservative Ward 10 candidate, but was surprised he took a hard line against just cause eviction protections for renters. "When you have a lease it's a contract between two people, and they're agreeing to that contract."
Here's the St. Paul policy referenced, and the 10 "allowable just causes," which Parsons opposes.
stpaul.gov/sites/default/…
And then the thing that amuses me almost as much as a David Wheeler thumbs down scold-session: Chris Parsons addressing the landlord lobby with the words "I'm very sympathetic to the cause of mom and pop housing providers" and "I got attacked by the bike lobby online."
This is from a Q&A I mentioned last week. Finally got around to clipping the video.
Maybe you've noticed the very culture war thing that happens in local politics where anti-bike sentiment is a strong cue for how conservative a candidate is on other issues. Also a good cue: if they've been endorsed by a crime-themed facebook page.

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