Chicago Mayor Emanuel backs marijuana decriminalization

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8. like switching garbage pick up to a grid system instead

of following ward boundaries.
like expanding community gardens
like rewriting the zoning to allow for urban gardens
like actually talking to aldermen
like pushing forward the date to shut down coal fired power plants


i don't agree with everything, and i am happy as hell that he isn't my brother-in-law. but all in all, i think he is big enough for the job, and at least wants to look like a good progressive dem. if that pushes him to do the right thing, that is more than you get in a lot of places.