James Welby

Jim Welby and his wife have lived within a 10-mile radius of downtown Minneapolis for all of their lives and are current homeowners in Ward 7. He retired from a career in financial services. His passions include listening to music (live and recorded), politics, good food, and drink.  He has a political blog on Substack and a music blog.  He loves Minneapolis and is a daily user of its parks.

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Lyndale Can’t Be Hennepin 2.0

Minneapolis Uptown business owners and bike/transit advocates butt heads I rode my bike to the James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW for a community meeting billed as...

SAVE Act: What could be wrong with requiring voter ID?

What could be wrong with requiring voter ID? The SAVE Act is broader than voter ID. I have to admit, I have not been following...

Thinking About Immigration

Thoughts from the Minneapolitan son of immigrants Immigrants are good for America, and we need a steady flow of legal immigrants to ensure our country's prosperity. The...

RaaS (Restrooms as a Service) in Minneapolis

The Minneapolis City Council approved a $700K plan for 5 - 8 public restrooms in Downtown Minneapolis This past week, the Minneapolis City Council approved...

Minneapolis City Budget: The cost of running Minneapolis is increasing as revenues are decreasing

Now that the Minneapolis municipal elections are over, I am officially worried about the Minneapolis budget, given that costs are up and revenue is...

Quick Election Recap

I have been a reliable voter all my life; however, this was the first Minneapolis municipal election I was actually informed about, and I...

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