Chelsea Lepley

Make Des Moines a city that works for everyone.

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

https://t.co/M1pjBHOE8g

[Des Moines People's Town Hall @peoplestownhall]

Direct to the report:
https://t.co/c1eaXEeK2U

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

Des Moines City Council work session report on 21st Century Policing report live now: https://t.co/pqKKihauU2

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

Josh digging into 21CP language around officers’ obligation to attempt/prioritize deescalation — consultants recommend requiring cops always try.
“So, any time you can deescalate, you should?”
“That’s a good way of putting it, yes; while it’s not the law, it is best practice.”

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

Maybe or maybe not related: 3:00 pm closed session today in advance of regular meeting at 4:45 pm.

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

Attend a meeting or complete a survey to protect @ridedart service.

Follow link for meeting dates and survey info.

https://t.co/WDOl9lZ7ov

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

@Polkauditorfitz ok now where do we find the official results? new website is ....... new

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

@justinkcomer @frolferguy420 Oh. Now do wards 1 & 2!

[Teamsters Local 90 @Teamsterslu90]

Teamsters local 90 will be hosting a volunteer organizing committee training on Saturday November 18th from 9am until 3pm. Anyone interested in learning how to organize their workplace is encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided. Please direct message to confirm attendance.

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

@Polkauditorfitz When do we expect official results?

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

I want to echo this thank-you to all the volunteers who worked on this campaign, and I want to encourage all the people who are disappointed: we have always known progress is slow and comes with setbacks, so don’t lose heart. There will be other great campaigns for us to work on.

[Iowa CCI Action Fund @CCIAction]

@cl4dsm Special interests still have a grip on our elected officials but that will not deter us from the work ahead.

✨ Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped us reach voters and congratulations to Chelsea for a stellar grassroots campaign!

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

…to say nothing of the $13k+ the national realtors spent on mail for Linda, right before they lost a $1.8B class action lawsuit for anti-consumer conspiracy, or the $25k that Iowa Realtors gave directly to her campaign.

Have a great Election Day! 😁
https://t.co/Y4lvfTeWMr

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

Linda received $6500 in 2 gifts from Mrs. Crow Tow, presumably as chair of the Crow Tow Caucus. Their contract is up soon. Just a coincidence, I’m sure 👀
Anyway, check out https://t.co/OHP06xJEMv

#VoteNov7 #TeamLepley #DesMoines #citycouncil #localgovernment #localelections

[Jason Benell for Council @benell4DSM]

My opponent, City Councilman Joe Gatto, apparently took $1k in campaign contributions from the wife of the owner of Crow Tow.

[ACLU of Iowa @ACLUiowa]

It's Election Day! Remember:

🗳 Polls in Iowa are open 7am-8pm.

🗳 You can register to vote at your polling place.

🗳 You must show an accepted form of ID to vote.

🗳 If you can't cast a regular ballot, you likely have the right to cast a provisional ballot.

[Jamie Fitzgerald @Polkauditorfitz]

Voters need to go to their assigned polling places today - please doublecheck before leaving that you are heading to the right place - https://t.co/mPmViipftD

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

@Overheard_DSM Hey speaking of Crow Tow, did you see that Linda and Connie both got $5,000-6,000 from Mrs Crow (Dawn T)? 👀

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

The climate action plan has 107 recommended actions grouped into these categories, with 35 priority items including transit, local food systems, housing, and lots more.

Watch here: https://t.co/0dYDA0C8If

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

As we’ve established, I’m one of the only nerds who watches the council work sessions on Monday mornings. Linda asked why MidAm wasn’t presenting for climate action, and she’s really poking at the city staff who are presenting.

[Chelsea Lepley @cl4dsm]

Linda: Why can’t we do little incremental actions?

Sustainability director: Because small incremental actions won’t meet the goals established by this council.

Sanders: This plan is based on Council-set metrics. Each of these items will have its own agenda action.