Richard Day
@richsday
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Chicago. Previously: Biden transition and @harrisonjaime. Writing over at @acitythatworks
Joined November 2013
RT @JerusalemDemsas: sorry how would this story be different if America was being run by Chinese spies
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In the short term, we absolutely need more officers. But in the long term, if we don't make officers more productive, higher wages will slowly eat the city budget. @binarybits did a nice job explaining this phenomenon for Slate a few years ago. (2/7)
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@cornoisseur Someone should really make the case for this in an accessible but detailed long-form publication.
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RT @tracewoodgrains: New article from me. I'm very proud of this one—it took dozens of interviews and extensive trawling of the historical…
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Many people are saying this:
We need more affordable housing, but $38MM for only 43 RENTAL units, at a cost of $855,000 per unit is insane & a complete abuse of taxpayer money. It would've literally been cheaper to build single family homes & gift them. Quick thoughts to consider in a short thread: 🧵
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RT @nicholas_bagley: “Anyone saying we need to start over with a new message is wrong,” he said. “We got the right message.” Gonna be a lo…
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This comes up again and again: the politics of resource reallocation in the service of better public policy are a *lot* easier when the pie is growing than when it's fixed.
The Chicago Police Department workforce allocation study is, at last, in progress. The results are expected late this year, and one study organizer has warned that the city will likely have to make do with the police officers it already has.
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RT @ZaidJilani: Leftists say this but it isn’t true. Bill Clinton neutralized the GOPs advantage on crime, Barack Obama neutralized the GOP…
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RT @LionelBarrow: Aldermanic prerogative is terrible for Chicago. I wrote about we can incrementally reform it over at @acitythatworks 1/n…
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RT @streetsblogchi: Old Town row: Ald. Hopkins won’t support proposal for 500 transit-friendly apartments due to NIMBY backlash. https://t.…
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RT @NeilShubin: Here's what's what at the University of Chicago this morning. A society that loses science, loses the future. https://t.co…
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