We asked the Minneapolis City Council candidates for Ward 9 what they would do about police reform, rebuilding East Lake Street, homelessness, and rent control.

Minneapolis City Council’s Ward 9 seat Council is open for the taking, since Alondra Cano announced in December she would not seek reelection.

Goodbye St. Cloud. I love you, but I can’t stand the hate.

I had roots here. I graduated from St. Cloud State University. My three lovely children were born at St. Cloud Hospital by the mighty Mississippi, a river that gripped me at a young age in Africa when I first read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

Meet the Minneapolis City Council Candidate: Haji Yussuf

Yussuf, a businessman and Somali immigrant who moved to town in 1999 and now runs an online organic cosmetics company with his wife, decided to answer that question by running for the open seat representing Ward 9 on the Minneapolis City Council.

Yussuf Haji sets sights on Minneapolis City Council

For Yussuf Haji, a seat on the Minneapolis City Council means an opportunity to make real change. He is running to represent Ward 9. Alondra Cano, who currently represents the ward is not seeking reelection.

Haji Yussuf: Ilhan offers best chance to advance progressive agenda

Today I announce I’m ending my run to represent you in Congress. I thank the many friends, old and new, who joined the campaign to bring real focus to working-class, neighborhood issues in our district. But because this was my first time seeking office,











Haji Yusuf

Yussuf Haji, City of Minneapolis, City council candidate

Goodbye St. Cloud. I love you, but I can’t stand the hate.

I had roots here. I graduated from St. Cloud State University. My three lovely children were born at St. Cloud Hospital by the mighty Mississippi, a river that gripped me at a young age in Africa when I first read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

Yussuf Haji sets sights on Minneapolis City Council

For Yussuf Haji, a seat on the Minneapolis City Council means an opportunity to make real change. He is running to represent Ward 9. Alondra Cano, who currently represents the ward is not seeking reelection.