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Johnson campaigned on, and will be a champion for quality, affordable housing in St. Paul, and particularly the East Side, where people are living in shelters, poverty and on fixed incomes.
She’d like to see more youth representation on local boards and committees — especially youth from marginalized backgrounds.
In recent years, Simon has focused her festival efforts on the ethnic booths, finding people of different ethnicities to come and share their heritage.
All five commissioners agreed they supported the general idea, but needed to see more details before they could support the project.