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What do you notice from the guy behind Trump in this video?

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“It’s supposed to be collective bargaining, not collective begging.” -Dave Ellis #NURespectEvanston https://t.co/JpIy0twNP1

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CABG is grateful to City Council and staff for making the right decision in not moving forward with candidate Carol Mitten. We hope they will now take time to reevaluate the process before starting a new search. Interim City Manager Luke Stowe has our confidence and support.

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“I have a lot of Black people that work for me that have been mentored and grown under me.” -Candidate Carol Mitten regarding comments about her treatment of Black residents #urbana #carolmitten #cabgevanston

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Follow us LIVE this evening during the City of Evanston’s City Manager Town Hall with candidate Carol Mitten. #CABGevanston #citymanager #carolmitten

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“Neighborhoods start to change because housing prices increase and those who owned homes cash in. Sometimes it’s a developer that purchases them. You have to be really intentional about targets of affordable units.” -Candidate Carol Mitten on gentrification

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Carol Mitten stated that CheckCU is run by one person who’s vendetta against me and other staff are based on a traumatic experience with Urbana PD. The victim blaming response did not sit well with Black residents present. #evanston #carolmitten #cabgevanston #urbana

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Banners hanging from Evanston’s Civic Center. #carolmitten #urbana #evanston #citymanager

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“I don’t know how it is in Evanston” seems to be a reoccurring answer during this town hall. Carol Mitten is woefully unprepared on Evanston issues. #carolmitten #cabgevanston #evanston #urbana #citymanager

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“I can’t speak to the violence in Evanston but I’ve seen the turnaround happen before.”

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“How will you help curb gun violence in Evanston? How do you plan on directing funding toward public services? How can a commitment to police accountability during police union conversations?” #publicsafety #evanston #gunviolence

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“There are some parts that police unions won’t give up because they are worried about lowering the quality of applicant pools but a conversation needs to happen.”

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“With police response, police aren’t always equipped so there’s been an exploration of alternate responses. We haven’t formally started that constructive dialogue. It’s difficult to start because of the ‘us vs them’ that starts.”

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“Because of limited resources, we had to pick an intervention point scooping them up and investing in them. This didn’t happen overnight. It was due to a long history of disinvestment.”

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“I engaged with a lot of civic groups in Arlington County. Myself and a guy would have standing coffee meetings where we would talk about issues present. I have plenty of experience.” -Candidate Carol Mitten #citymanager #evanston #cabgevanston #urbana #carolmitten

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Carol Mitten was asked by the audience how she intends to do that when she has no experience doing so.

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“It’s a different role in City Manager and I intend on engaging with the community.” -Candidate Carol Mitten

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Later followed up. “I don’t engage with the NAACP and here’s why: I took an internal role while the Mayor was external. They would know the Mayor and Chief of Police.” -Candidate Carol Mitten

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“We have three TIFs and hotels in Urbana. These are the investments that we are leveraging in Urbana… We tweaked grant programs and changed the way we give out money.” -Candidate Carol Manager when answering questions about economic development #citymanager #evanston

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Part 2.

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Candidate Carol Mitten on diversity, equity, and inclusion. #carolmitten #evanston #cabgevanston #urbana