The council heard a lot about housing, accountability and how last week’s landlord registry vote went down.
- A shout-out to the groups that kept neighbors fed across the city — thousands of food boxes, lines an hour long, and free Thanksgiving meals in every direction.
- A parent described chaotic management at a local apartment complex and said ownership is buried behind multiple LLCs — arguing a registry is needed so someone is actually accountable.
- A speaker tied the disputed vote to power and race, calling out procedural maneuvering before being cut off when time ran out.
- Ward-level concerns landed: broken stairs and outdated units, missing sidewalks and benches, and a push to make meetings accessible for deaf residents with interpreters.
- A harm reduction advocate framed a landlord registry as public health — finding real owners, forcing repairs before crises, and shifting responsibility onto landlords.
If you care about safe housing, fair process, and who answers when things go wrong, this one’s worth a watch.
