Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
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Friday, January 22, 2010
311 Geeks Will Love This Video...
This YouTube video came to my attention, recently. It's an in-depth look at the Minneapolis 311 system.
Of course, I find the video somewhat sanitized...with images of a dog catcher being summoned, a pothole being filled. Where is the footage of neighborhood activists calling in vacant buildings over and over when the buildings are open to trespass?
Oh, well. Maybe there will be a sequel.
(Do not click "Read More")
(John Hoff, blogging from Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Exactly... They should have a video of me sitting at my computer when a fifteen 311 follow up reminders pop up, and I begin the call back process to figure out when all of the abandoned cars parked in a three block radius of my house will be towed.
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