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it’s probably worth noting that for all of the right-wing narrative around Minneapolis being unsafe, there has only been *one* homicide in the city so far this year.
it happened today and was committed by a masked ICE agent
🚨🔥🚨 ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE: California Democrats just rammed through SB79, the "Destroy Single-Family Zoning Act," paving the way to bulldoze our quiet neighborhoods and force everyone but the ultra-rich into cramped rental apartments! This is a direct assault on the American Dream—homeownership that low-income, middle-class, and minority families have fought tooth and nail to achieve. As a dad who treasures privacy, safety, a peaceful backyard where my kids can play without dodging drug needles or homeless attacks, I would NEVER live in one of these cookie cutter rentals. And neither should you be forced to!
@GavinNewsom, VETO THIS BILL THE SECOND IT HITS YOUR DESK! Don't let @Scott_Wiener and his developer cronies turn our communities into overcrowded slums. My Assemblyman @RickChavezZbur nailed it: low-income neighborhoods will suffer the MOST—cheaper land means developers swarm in, demolishing hard-earned single-family homes and replacing them with towering apartments that displace families and jack up prices. Generational wealth? Gone. Safe, stable communities? Eradicated. Only the filthy rich like Newsom in their gated enclaves will enjoy what's left of single-family living.
This scam ONLY benefits greedy developers drooling over prime land, building luxury units under the guise of "affordability" and "homelessness prevention"—while ignoring REAL solutions like cracking down on crime and addiction. No regard for what people WANT: single-family homes in safe, quiet areas, not forced into vertical ghettos!
And the transit fantasy? SB79 assumes we'll all magically ditch cars for public buses and trains—after endless horror stories of stabbings, shootings, rapes, and sharing seats with reeking homeless? NO WAY! It's unsafe, unreliable, and a recipe for more chaos in already strained cities like LA and San Diego.
Californians, RISE UP! This is state overreach at its worst—eroding local control, gentrifying vulnerable areas, and selling out residents to big-money interests. @GavinNewsom, prove you're for the people, not the payoffs—VETO SB79 NOW! Or face the backlash from families you've betrayed.
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@tobyhardtospell@Mishka__1@vbertoni I do not believe any yes votes on SB 9 has suffered consequences but I don’t have the analytical proof handy. Pretty sure though.
@LArothstein@cafedujord Major boulevards are terrible places to live and you shouldn’t consign people to live there. That’s asinine, and a little evil.