Before Mayor Jacob Frey took office in 2018, Minneapolis had not reported homeless encampments. Now, with at least 32 encampments citywide and homelessness doubling, Frey denies that this crisis stems from a lack of “affordable housing.”
City leaders, supported by past and current city council members and developers, have worsened the housing crisis by privatizing, demolishing and eliminating Section 9 Public Housing.
This policy failed the city’s vulnerable citizens, working-class families, and low-income residents. Destroying Section 9 Public Housing and calling it a solution is not only ineffective but inhumane — leaving people to freeze while profiting from their displacement is unacceptable.
– Landan Yusuf, co-founder of Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition