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Jason Chavez

@jchavezmpls.bsky.social

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He/him. Southsider LGBTQ+ Latino šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ. Minneapolis City Council Member for the 9th Ward. Views are my own.

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@dexanderson.comOct 10, 2026, 9:56 PMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

My car broke down. In the middle of Duluth. I’m so upset. I need to tow it to a mechanic and it’s going to be very expensive. Please help. Venmo @ dexanderson. I need at least $500

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:53 PM

I appreciate you and your dedication to Phillips!

@silmaria.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:49 PMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

Clean Sweep was great and a lot of trash was taken off the streets. It was amazing to meet so many of our neighbors today with grabby sticks and garbage bags in hand. My back sure appreciated not bending over. Thank you to everyone who came out and to the organizations that helped make it happen! ā™»ļøšŸ—‘ļø

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:43 PM

* This is being reposted from CM Chavez’s Official Accounts.* *This page is his personal account and views are his own*

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:43 PM

Phillips Clean Sweep was a success! Thank you to all the neighbors, volunteers, and partners who came out to clean up our streets, alleys, and neighborhoods.

Jason at the Phillips Community Clean Sweep
@taylordahlin.comOct 9, 2026, 3:16 PMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

update: i reported it to 311 and the health department went to the address to observe the violation themselves, then sent him a letter about it, then came to talk to the homeowner to make sure he knew what he had to change the health department also encouraged me to spread the word! report these!

@moreperfectunion.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:37 PMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

In her statement on the ICE shooting in New York, AOC specifically calls out Target. The congresswoman demands that the mega-corporation stop allowing ICE to stage paramilitary raids from its parking lots.

migrantinsider.com/p/aoc-to-tar...

@wiredferret.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:22 AMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

If you are a Phillips neighbor, we’re having a neighborhood Clean Sweep day Saturday. Starts with breakfast at 8:30 at Welna! Festival at the end.

@startribune.comOct 9, 2026, 4:30 PMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is pursuing state convictions against ICE agent Gregory Morgan Jr., who is accused of pointing his gun at two drivers during Operation Metro Surge.

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:59 PM

Residents deserve accountability, and this audit is one step toward getting it. 3/

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:59 PM

Police overtime continues to exceed its budget every year. MPD has now admitted that overtime has been mismanaged in recent years, leading to record overspending. The City Council is being asked to fund MPD overtime at a much higher level, with no independent assurance of how it's controlled. 2/

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:59 PM

This week, Council Member @robin4mpls.bsky.social & I brought forward a resolution requesting the Audit Committee request the City Auditor to conduct an independent audit of MPD overtime management, controls, & use. The final vote is next week. 1/

www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:02 PM

I’m not sure about Saint Paul. We passed this ordinance in Minneapolis. This was in September.

@roberthaider.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:15 PMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

To see more of the mayor’s proposed cuts using Days of MPD Overtime Pay as a unit of measure, check out this document authored by CMs Chavez, Wonsley, Stevenson, and Chughtai. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPL...

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:47 PM

Happy to join you in convos!

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:28 AM

*This is being reposted from CM Chavez’s Official Accounts.* *This page is his personal account and views are his own*

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:28 AM

EspaƱol. 3/

EspaƱol: Solidaridad con la ciudad de Nueva York desde Minneapolis. Estamos con los neoyorquinos que resisten a ICE.

AdemÔs, esta tarde la migra secuestro a un vecino en la East Lake Street, así que debemos seguir alertas aqui tambien. No olviden su silbato y tomen turnos de observación cuando puedan. Como siempre, abolir ICE.

Jason Chavez
@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:28 AM

Don't forget your whistle and pick up shifts to observe when you can. As always, Abolish ICE. Jason Chavez 2/

@jchavezmpls.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:28 AM

Solidarity with New York City from Minneapolis. We stand with New Yorkers resisting ICE. Additionally, this afternoon, a neighbor was kidnapped by ICE on East Lake Street, so we must continue to stay vigilant here at home. 1/

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@littlejohn.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:20 AMReposted by @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

Newsletter from CMs Wonsley, Chavez, Chughtai, and Stevenson lists the mayor's proposed cuts in terms of equivalent days of MPD overtime. ā™„ļøāœŠšŸ™ @robin4mpls.bsky.social @jchavezmpls.bsky.social @aishaforward10.com @sorenwithward8.bsky.social

 		
Council Member Soren Stevenson

Ward 8 News from Council Member Soren Stevenson 
October 8th, 2026

Dear neighbors, 

The City Council is preparing to amend and adopt a City Budget for 2027. The 2027 Budget proposed by Mayor Frey in August includes cuts to many programs that our communities rely on while increasing the budget for the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) by more than $20 million. 

We can recognize that the City is facing real fiscal challenges while rejecting false austerity. These narratives are being used as a pretext for cuts to programs communities rely on, all while allowing MPD to have an ever ballooning budget that goes unchecked year after year.

Fiscal responsibility doesn’t look like just cutting across the board. It means examining every major area of city spending, identifying inefficiencies and measurable outcomes, and ensuring every tax dollar the City spends actually improves residents’ lives or enhances a public good. 

MPD has gone $20 million over budget two years in a row, and MPD leaders have publicly admitted that there has been mismanagement of overtime. Earlier this year, both the Commissioner of Community Safety and the Chief Operating Officer both publicly stated they were unaware of this overspending for nearly all of 2025. Earlier this year, when ICE invaded our city, our communities stepped up to protect our neighbors while the MPD did little to nothing to keep us safe yet still got millions in overtime compensation. It is not fiscally responsible to increase MPD’s budget by $20 million when it is widely known that mismanagement of MPD is fueling unnecessary costs that are not meaningfully improving public safety.

The budget is funded by working people, and they deserve accountability and oversight of how their money is spent. This year, the Board of Estimate and Taxation, the body that sets the maximum tax levy, made it clear that unchecked police overspending needed to be meaningfully addressed. The City Council has…
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