Our guest is Steve Fletcher, who represents Ward 3 on the Minneapolis City Council. In the wake of the police killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, we talk about how to break the cycle, the need for a new system of public safety, and Steve's work fleshing out what that looks like in Minneapolis. John bemoans a year of crime and safety politics that haven't made sense, and worries that we're going to get really good at declaring states of emergency and deploying soldiers to street corners -- but not actually address the problem of police regularly killing Black men. We talk about Mayor Frey's absence from Friday's Council meeting, not taking questions in the wake of a emergency declaration early in the week. Other topics: the strong mayor proposal, what we need from the city's next mayor, the facial recognition ban, short term rental regulations, parking minimums, and the evolution away from aldermanic privilege (a system where individual council members decide how rules apply differently in their ward).

John's co-host for this episode is his dearest friend in Minneapolis, cybersecurity expert Anton Schieffer. John and Anton team up to do the most compelling thing you can do on a podcast: drawing mental maps of potential redistricting outcomes for City Council ward boundaries. 

Episode recorded Friday, April 16, 2021.

Caucus registration is ongoing through the month of April. Don't forget to check the box to become a delegate: caucus.dfl.org

Watch this episode and view other clips: youtube.com/wedgelive

Join the conversation: twitter.com/wedgelive

Support the show: patreon.com/wedgelive