#MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON

[hayquetenerpatience]

"...let's start with you. Your salary. You are going down in history as the worst mayor in America. Let's start with cutting yours."

[davidblaska]

Kamala, Bernie, and AOC!

are three stooges for progressive policy! If Donald Trump could quit lying about losing his last election he would be headed for a landslide victory in this one. (There’s still time!) Because the progressivism he’s running against has been disproven, repudiated, and shamed. When you think about it, what has Election Denial gotten Donald Trump except the defections of half his cabinet, many of…

[connectthegeekvillage]

The Money Tree: My Thoughts on TIF and Mayor Johnson's $1.25 Billion Dollar Economic Development Plan

Since February, I have been attending the Committee on Finance meetings in Chicago, virtually as a Documenter with City Bureau’s’ civic program, and have witnessed what seems like a miracle until a bit of digging is applied. These meetings mainly cover the municipal government allocating funds towards community development projects and handling settlements, primarily centering around the…

[nextcinemastudios]

Mayor Brandon Johnson hints at return of guaranteed income program

A program that provided direct cash assistance to 5,000 Chicago residents in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic could return to City Hall. In recent remarks to reporters, Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would like to bring back a version of the Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot, though he did not provide figures for how much it would cost or how the program would work. Johnson’s office…

[theghostwhotumbles]

Biden’s America

Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, one of the busiest in the world, looks like a scene from the post-apocalyptic movie Mad Max. The airport used to look like this: Not any more. As Biden’s open-border invasion overwhelms the ‘sanctuary city,’ the airport has been turned into a migrant shelter. Which is just fine with psycho leftist Democrat mayor Brandon Johnson who has been branded the migrants’ mayor.…

[reasonsforhope]

It was a really, really good political news day today in the US (4/4/23)

For anyone who hasn't heard, not only did Trump get arrested, but also:

-We found out that the legal case against him in this prosecution (stormy daniels hush money case) is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than people had speculated. Like, wow do they have receipts.

-In fact, the evidence was so entirely there that the new question on prime time news (well, at least on msnbc lol) is "Hey, why didn't the federal courts prosecute him for this already???)

-Trump FAILED UTTERLY in his attempts to rally mass protests and demands for "death and destruction" if he was arrested. There was no violence at the arrest at all, and as for Trump supporters? They failed to show up in any kind of numbers--reportedly only about a hundred people were protesting the arrest

-We (aka Judge Janet Protasiewicz) WON what is widely considered to be the most consequential election of 2023, a Wisconsin state supreme court election that handed control of the state supreme court to the left

-Because of that election win, it is now extremely likely that abortion will be legal in Wisconsin, and that Wisconsin won't be able to throw out electors in the 2024 presidential election

-ALSO bc of this, Wisconsin, the most gerrymandered state in the country, will probably get nonpartisan, accurate maps, which COULD FLIP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in 2024

-In Chicago, Brandon Johnson, union organizer and former teacher, won the election for mayor, in a decisive win progressives, esp for meaningful criminal justice reform and investment in mental health (whereas the other guy was campaigning on hiring hundreds of new cops and being super tough on crime)

[jamesgierach]

THE GIERACH MESSAGE TO CHICAGO’S WEST AND SOUTH SIDES

by James E. Gierach

I earnestly want the violence on the West and South Sides of Chicago STOPPED. As a former Cook County ASA, violence prosecution was my job. For more than 30 years I have advanced the idea that drug prohibition (the War on Drugs) causes endless violence, feeds the gangs, buys the guns, tempts the young and fills the prisons. I advanced that idea as a political candidate, writer, and international speaker. The choice is drug prohibition or safe communities, one or the other but not both.

Drugs can do, and often do, terrible things to individuals and their families. As a consequence, our intuitive, reflexive nature leads us to believe that drugs are “bad,” and therefore, should be outlawed (prohibited). We believe the politicians’ spiel, because we want to save our kids, save one another, and save society. But, unfortunately, outlawing drugs supports gangbangers, drug dealers and tempts an endless supply of new recruits (kids) to see drugs as a way to support themselves.

Like Al Capone supported the prohibition of liquor, drug dealers and drug cartels support prohibition of many other drug choices.

WE, THE PEOPLE, must stop supporting gangs and drug dealers; WE, THE PEOPLE, must stop supporting drug prohibition. We must defund the gangs, not the police.

It’s easy for politicians (aldermen, state reps, senators, congressmen and U.S. senators) to condemn violence and drugs, but then support drug prohibition that feeds the gangs, buys the guns, invents and imports the drugs, drives immigrants to our southern border, funds terrorists, and causes unending violence, cultural decline and value erosion.

Even now with record amounts of public and private funding for stop-the-violence initiatives (violence interrupters, job opportunities for kids, community investment, …), the violence continues as if the mayor, the private donors and the do-gooders have done nothing.

The reason these initiatives have failed, and will fail, is because all stop-the-violence initiatives must be taken with the poison pill—drug prohibition.

So, how do we END DRUG PROHIBITION TO STOP THE VIOLENCE?

Oh, no! Not that! Not DRUG LEGALIZATION!

Violence like the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre ended when alcohol was legalized. Why shouldn’t we expect the same when other drugs are legalized?

The Silver Bullet Solution is difficult to swallow but swallow it we must, if we are serious about STOPPING CHICAGO VIOLENCE.

I’m afraid if I say these things, again, as I did as a candidate for state’s attorney and then Illinois governor (1992 and 1994), the West and South Sides of Chicago, again, will not hear my message. But the message must be heard and acted upon, if violence is to dramatically decline.

Therefore, I message ALL readers. Will you help me carry my unwelcome “Silver Bullet Solution” to your community?

I have written “The Case for Ending the War on Drugs.” Will you help me promote the ideas in my book on the West Side and South Sides of Chicago? I stand ready, willing and able to help.

But public policy change requires changed public opinion regarding how we deal with drugs. Without public opinion supporting drug legalization, politicians, who have the power to continue or end the War on Drugs, will not act to end it. Please help.

Here is information about the book, I’ve written. Please spread the word.

https://histriabooks.com/product/the-silver-bullet-is-it-time-to-end-the-world-war-on-drugs/

Thank you for listening.

Palos Park, Illinois

1-708-951-1601

drugnews1@yahoo.com

http: jamesgierach@tumblr.com

June 6, 2023

[robinlynnemabin]

Chicago's homeless population is currently estiated at 3,875 people, including 2,612 residing in shelters and 1,263 wo are unsheltered. This condition led to much of the outrage from Chicagoans when migrants were bused to Chicago from the border states and deposited with no resources for housing. Police stations remain the temporary shelters while the Chicago City Council prepares to vote on whether to house them in some of the closed school buildings on the city's South side. But what about the plan for the chronic homeless popuation that already is struggling to survive? Today the City Council, which delayed voting on the issue last week, will again meet today to decide who gets housing and financial resources and whether the crisis can be resolved without pitting groups of people livng under desperate circumstances against each other. We'll talk to a few media commentators to get opinions on how this crisis may affect the city and its residents.

[worldwide-blackfolk]

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

Let's go, Brandon! (Johnson, Chicago's progressive new mayor! 🩷🩷🩷)

[davidblaska]

If you're going to Chicago

Be sure to wear a flower helmet over your hair! Let’s get it out into the open: Republicans are hoping Chicago next week August 19-22 resembles war-torn Bakhmut. So, we suspect, do the news media despite their romance with Kamala/Walz. Ratings conquer all! It does appear that the Democrat(ic) national convention will be besieged by the pro-Hamas wing of their party. Tens of thousands of U.S.…

[blackstar1887]

Are Black Politicians useless?

[cafffine]

Chicago !!!!

Our Mayoral election is a mess and so is this post, but please vote for Brandon Johnson if you’re eligible.

Yes, Johnson is walking back his previous goals to defund the police, but he's doing it because we're going to a runoff, and Paul Vallas - the voice of our police union - is the frontrunner.

To point, here's an update on Vallas' stance on policing from the most recent debate. This is dangerous, and this will get people killed:

“Smart policing is not defunding the police. // Smart policing is filling the vacancies and pushing the police officers down to local beats, so they can respond in minutes to a 911 call,” Vallas said. (Chicago Sun Times, March 16th, 2023)

Meanwhile, while not perfect, Johnson is still pushing to cut millions from the police budget, invest in community-based emergency response, and remove the deeply harmful and racist gang database. He's also explicitly pro-abortion, plans to protect queer and trans Chicagoans, he's backed by the teachers union, supports the rights of the disabled, and so much more (this is a source to nearly all the points in this paragraph, the rest is in the sun times article linked above). We need him.

Lightfoot did terrible damage to our city, and if Vallas wins, I can only see things getting worse, or at best, staying the same. Chicago's police and the system of violence and white supremacy that they uphold have done enough damage, please, please vote for Brandon Johnson if you can.

[nonnynonny99]

🎉🎉🎉

[ausetkmt]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for reparations funding to reduce violent crime

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson insisted to CNN that funding for reparations in his new budget will help get to the root of the city’s record violent crime epidemic.

While speaking to network anchor Poppy Harlow on "CNN This Morning" Wednesday, Johnson acknowledged the high crime rate in Chicago and declared that the "full force of government" is required to solve it, including the city throwing $500,000 at reparations programs. 

Harlow prompted his answer by citing Chicago Police Department statistics revealing that although "the murder rate is down from 2022," "all other forms of violent crime, Mr. Mayor, are up from a year ago, up 17% overall."

ACTIVISTS DEMAND HIGHER PAYMENTS FROM CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS TASK FORCE: '$200 MILLION' PER PERSON

"Are Chicagoans going to be safer in 2024?" the anchor asked. 

Johnson, who has been mayor of the Democrat-run city for about seven months, claimed the solution to the problem lies with a major government response, and the "full out community safety plan," he claimed, "not only gets at the root causes of violence in the city of Chicago," but makes "critical investments."

He listed the investments: "A quarter of a billion dollars to address homelessness, $100 million for violence prevention. We added 80 million more dollars to our youth employment program of which we hired 25,000 young people just this summer. That’s a 20% increase from the previous year."

Johnson also touted his proposal "to hire 4,000 additional young people this summer," adding, "We have stood up an entire office dedicated to re-entry. So individuals who are returning to our communities who have been incarcerated because of failed policies will have a welcoming space for them."

He then spoke about city funds being diverted to providing reparations for its African American community. "I’ve added a half a million dollars for restoration and reparations to address, again, the cycle of violence, which looks like school closings, closing of mental health facilities, of which I’ve invested in now. We’re going to open up two mental health clinics that were closed from two previous administrations ago."

CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS PANELIST BLASTS WHITE MEN AS A ‘DANGER TO SOCIETY’: THEY'RE ‘SHOOTING UP SCHOOLS’

"And so, in order for us to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago, it requires investments," he reiterated, "and that’s what this budget has done – a $16.77 billion budget without raising property taxes, and we’re just getting started in the city of Chicago."

Johnson also described being personally affected by the city’s struggles, telling Harlow, "Look, my wife and I, we’re raising our three children on the West Side of Chicago. It’s a beautiful part of the city. We love it. But it also has been the side of the city of Chicago that has experienced gross disinvestment, from school closings, from lack of transportation, from lack of investments; and so, I wake up every single day in one of the most toughest parts of the city."

"And so, there is no one in this city that thinks about public safety more than someone like me, who is raising a family on the West Side of Chicago," the mayor added. 

Johnson’s reparations plan is the latest in Democratic Party leaders pushing the controversial policy. Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., signed a bill this month creating a state commission "to study the history of slavery in New York state" and examine its impact on African Americans throughout the state’s history.

Earlier this year, California's Reparations Task Force proposed Black Californians receive up to $1 million in payment for the state’s treatment of their ancestors.

Original article source: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for reparations funding to reduce violent crime