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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 13h

And whatever happens after Thursday, this fight is bigger than one ordinance or one veto. Workers across this country are confronting the same question: Who gets to benefit from technological progress — a handful of corporations, or all of us?

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 13h

This Thursday, I’m proud to vote YES on Workers Drive Minneapolis and stand with the thousands of workers who deserve a future in our city.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 13h

So we need you in this fight. Contact Mayor Frey’s office and tell him: stand with workers for once. Sign Workers Drive Minneapolis and protect the thousands of working people whose livelihoods could be disrupted by the unchecked expansion of autonomous vehicles.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 13h

Unfortunately, Mayor Frey has signaled that he prefers to let Big tech dictate the future of Minneapolis, and plans to veto this policy.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 13h

At a moment when Big Tech companies are transforming entire industries through automation, Minneapolis has a choice: allow corporations to dictate the terms of that transition, or ensure workers and residents have a voice in shaping what technological change looks for our city.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 13h

More than 10,000 Minnesotans make their living driving for rideshare companies. Workers Drive Minneapolis would require commercial AV’s to have a qualified, paid human safety monitor behind the wheel and require companies to obtain a City license before operating commercially.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 13h

Workers Drive Minneapolis, our ordinance establishing basic protections for workers and residents as autonomous vehicle companies prepare to enter our city, is headed to a final vote and this Thursday, we’re set to make history.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Big Tech will make its voice heard. Workers need us to make ours heard too. ✊🏾 Show up. Testify. Stand with workers.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Workers Drive Minneapolis is about making sure technological innovation doesn’t come at the expense of the working people who keep our city moving. Come testify in support of Workers Drive Minneapolis: 📅 Tomorrow, September 29 ⏰ 1:30 p.m. 📍 Minneapolis City Hall

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣 TOMORROW: Show up for Minneapolis workers! Amazon Labor Union co-founder and former president Chris Smalls has a message for Minneapolis: show up and support the 10,000 rideshare workers whose livelihoods are at risk as Big Tech brings autonomous vehicles into Minneapolis.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Crisp air + changing leaves + grown adults walking around dressed like it’s 1542 or some fantastical version of it = Minnesota’s Renaissance Festival season. 🍂🧙🏾‍♀️🧚🏾🧝🏼‍♂️🙌🏾

A series of photos of me wearing a black, gothic-inspired Renaissance outfit while exploring the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. I’m pictured posing at various locations throughout the festival grounds, surrounded by rustic medieval-style buildings, wooded pathways, and Renaissance-themed scenery.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Residents who care about these issues: we need you at City Hall! Come testify on September 22 at 1:30 p.m. in support of Workers Drive Minneapolis and tell the City Council to protect workers at risk of losing their jobs as autonomous vehicles like Waymo, prepare to enter Minneapolis.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Between accepting driverless cars coming to our community and making plans for data center construction, Frey continues to neglect the needs of our residents. Our community shouldn't have to hand over more power to billionaires in Big Tech.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The same poll showed that 78% of folks support pausing data center construction or banning them entirely. But Mayor Frey continues to side with Big Tech rather than what people really want.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Data centers and driverless cars give more power to CEOs and the ultra-wealthy, and residents know that. A recent poll showing 55% of Minnesotans polled believe driverless cars should NOT operate on Minnesota roads. buff.ly/NiO2SiY

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State Fair Poll shows fairgoers support assault weapons ban, term limits, data center regulation and more

The Minnesota House and Senate announced the results of their respective 2026 State Fair Polls, an annual state fair tradition that nonpartisan staff uses for outreach.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Be so for real. MPD is consistently wasting their funding on unnecessary resources and taxpayers are funding their settlements for illegal actions. But the Star Tribune chooses to publish a story on saving MPD’s horses that are not making our city safer.

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Our Streets @ourstreetsmn.org · 16/09/2026

Public streets are public infrastructure, not a testing ground for private technology companies that will take jobs from Minnesota workers and undercut our progress towards a more safe, accessible, and equitable transportation system.

Protect our neighbors. protect our workers. Workers drive Minneapolis. Public Comment Opportunity. Sept 22 & 29 at 1:30pm. Minneapolis city hall. Without regulations, commercial automated vehicles could pose significant safety risks, disrupt traffic, undermine the City’s transportation and sustainability goals, and displace thousands of rideshare workers. Come testify to support our neighbors and workers over tech billionaires!

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Our Streets @ourstreetsmn.org · 16/09/2026

Autonomous vehicles are a direct threat to thousands of residents who drive to support their families. Use your voice and support protections of vulnerable communities from extractive billionaire tech corporations like Waymo. Make a plan to testify or send an email to decision-makers.

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Workers Drive Minneapolis

Tell Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis City Council to Pass Workers Drive Minneapolis Ordinance Commercial autonomous vehicle (AV) companies are beginning to map and test in our city, with plans ...

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’ll bring the resolution forward on Wednesday, September 23, at the Minneapolis City Council’s Public Health, Safety, and Equity Committee. It’s time to get Flock out of Minneapolis.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Residents have raised serious concerns about these surveillance cameras and how the data they collect can be accessed and used. Our communities deserve transparency, accountability, and a say in the surveillance technology operating in our neighborhoods.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Flock cameras are still up around the University of Minnesota, and we’re taking action. Council Member Jason Chavez and I are bringing forward a resolution calling on the University of Minnesota and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office to remove Flock cameras from our communities.

Photos of a Flock camera attached to a light pole near a University of Minnesota student dorm along a busy residential street.

Photos of a Flock camera attached to a light pole near a University of Minnesota student dorm along a busy residential street. In the second photo, a piece of paper is posted on the pole that communicates that a Flock camera is located there.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Workers Drive Minneapolis put worker protections, public safety, and accountability ahead of Big Tech’s bottom line.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Innovation should not mean eliminating thousands of jobs, many held by immigrant and working-class drivers, while corporations reap the benefits. And Minneapolis residents shouldn’t have to accept new risks on our streets without meaningful regulations or accountability.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our ordinance would require autonomous vehicle companies operating in Minneapolis to obtain a city license and, critically, require a licensed safety monitor behind the wheel who is paid at least minimum wage and can immediately take control of the vehicle when necessary.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

That’s why I’m proud to be authoring Workers Drive Minneapolis alongside Council Members Aurin Chowdhury, Jason Chavez, and Council Vice President Jamal Osman.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📣 Minneapolis workers: we need you at City Hall! Come testify on September 22 at 1:30pm in support of Workers Drive Minneapolis and tell the City Council to protect workers who are at risk at losing their jobs as autonomous driving cars prepare entry into Minneapolis.

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Mara Abolish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@elliottpayne.org Ban Waymo on the city level. @doronclark.bsky.social Ban Waymo on the state level. Protect immigrant jobs.

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Luke Mielke @juke-box85.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We didn't fight to protect our immigrant neighbors from ICE this winter just to let tech billionaires destroy 10,000 heavily immigrant jobs while making traffic safety even worse. It's government's responsibility to regulate automation so everyone can afford to make rent and put food on the table.

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Neighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) @moreneighbors.org · 03/09/2026

Make your voice heard this month! We have limited space for new apartments, let’s not let Data Centers compete for that land.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Data centers do not belong anywhere in Minneapolis, but it is particularly appalling to see a proposal to allow data centers in our cultural corridors, green zones, and some of our most vibrant neighborhoods.

flyer for data center public input. Public hearing on October 13 at 4:30pm at Room 350, 250 S 4th Street Minneapolis MN

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Additionally, Mayor Frey has proposed an Overlay District for data centers outside of downtown, which would create the potential for new data centers to be constructed on most major commercial corridors of our city

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

But the Frey administration proposed opening up all of downtown with Primary Zoning for data centers, which would mean that the City Council wouldn’t be legally allowed to reject a proposed data center based solely on community opposition.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Data centers exist to generate profit for big tech billionaires. Over the last few months, data center lobbyists have flooded City Hall to try and prevent or weaken regulations on data centers in Minneapolis. I'm proud our residents have shown up to tell them that we won't stand for that.

startribune.com

North Loop residents blast developer’s data center plans for former Star Tribune printing plant

Legacy Investing envisions a mixed-use development on the prime downtown Minneapolis property.

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Robin Wonsley - Minneapolis Ward 2 @ward2.minneapolismn.gov · 03/09/2026

Earlier today there was a shooting involving several victims, including police officers, in Loring Park. There were 3 fatalities including the shooter. There is no further threat to the public at this time. Reunification for families at Central Lutheran Church, 333 12th St S.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our community is still reeling with trauma and this is another jarring piece of news. I will always fight to make sure our places of worship are protected and I look forward to continuing to support the alliance of churches in their fight for answers and justice in this case.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The church is part of an injunction issued in February that forbids DHS from taking “immigration enforcement action” at the church, including a ban on “arrest, seizure, search, interrogation, questioning, interview or investigation.”

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

ICE came into a church in Ward 2 to spy on attendees. Places of worship are critical in our community, and it's abhorrent yet unsurprising that the federal government used a sacred space to advance their racist, xenophobic agenda. buff.ly/pHQ99Cv

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Judge orders federal government to justify spying at Minneapolis church

An alliance of churches involved in a February injunction filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to order the government to explain why it shouldn’t be held in contempt for…

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Did you rent from any of these landlords between 2018-2025? In 2024, I led the City Council to ban rent price-fixing algorithms like RealPage that landlords use to illegally collude and drive up rents across the country. The DOJ and AG Ellison won a $360 million settlement on behalf of renters.

Allied Orion Group, LLC
Apartment Income REIT Corp., d/b/a AIR Communities
Apartment Management Consultants, LLC
Avenue5 Residential, LLC
Bell Partners, Inc.
BH Management Services, LLC
Bozzuto Management Company
Brookfield Properties Multifamily LLC
Camden Property Trust
CH Real Estate Services, LLC
CONAM Management Corporation
CONTI Texas Organization, Inc., d/b/a CONTI Capital
Cortland Management, LLC
Cortland Partners, LLC
Crow Holdings, LP
CWS Apartment Homes LLC
Dayrise Residential, LLC
ECI Group, Inc.
Equity Residential
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
First Communities Management, Inc.
FPI Management, Inc.
Greystar Management Services, LLC
Highmark Residential, LLC
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. Kairoi Management, LLC
Knightvest Residential
Lantower Luxury Living, LLC
Lincoln Property Co.
Mid-America Communities, Inc.
Mid-America Apartments, L.P.
Mission Rock Residential, LLC
Morgan Properties Management Co., LLC
Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC
Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc.
Related Management Company L.P.
Rose Associates, Inc.
RPM Living, LLC
Sares Regis Group Commercial, Inc.
Security Properties Residential, LLC
Sherman Associates, Inc.
Simpson Property Group, LLC
The Related Companies, L.P.
Thrive Communities Management, LLC
Trammell Crow Residential Company
UDR, Inc.
Windsor Property Management Company
WinnCompanies LLC
Winn Residential Manager Corp.
ZRS Management, LLC

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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Bark Down Barriers unanimously passed on the Minneapolis City Council today! This is an ordinance authored by Council Member @robin4mpls.bsky.social, on which I have joined as a co-author along with Council Members @aurinmpls.bsky.social and Jamison Whiting. 1/ www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

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Minneapolis council votes to make it easier for felons to own large dogs

The “Bark Down Barriers” ordinance strips from city code a requirement that felons get a special permit to have large pets.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m grateful to my coauthors, community advocates, and Minneapolis Animal Care & Control for their partnership and for helping us turn our civil rights commitments into meaningful action.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

By reducing those barriers, we are advancing fairness, dignity, and equal access, ensuring that more people have a meaningful opportunity to care for and be reunited with their pets while maintaining the safeguards our community needs.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This policy recognizes that past involvement with the criminal legal system should not create unnecessary obstacles to pet reunification.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

www.startribune.com/minneapolis-... This week, the Council unanimously passed my Bark Down Barriers policy, reducing discriminatory barriers and fees that have made it harder for justice-impacted residents to care for and reunite with their pets while continuing to protect public safety.

startribune.com

Minneapolis council votes to make it easier for felons to own large dogs

The “Bark Down Barriers” ordinance strips from city code a requirement that felons get a special permit to have large pets.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 26/08/2026

“our whole community thrives when our justice impacted residents have the resource and support they need to live safe, stable, and meaningful lives,” says minority leader robin wonsley on bark down barriers, proposed for minneapolis to remove $250 fee for adopting dog for those with felony records

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 26/08/2026

Council Member Robin Wonsley, who brought the ordinance forward says the fee being eliminated is a "second sentence, an arbitrary barrier" for those who've paid their debt to society.

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