I agree. This sounds way out in left field, but I think it might have something to do with the school. Housing might be part of it, but just before this whole thing blew up, there was an enormous push to undermine and vilify the local SD as incompetent and financially burdensome with a simultaneous push for private charter schools. I think it ties in somehow, but I'm not sure how.

There are many other things going on as well, and a huge influx of money pouring in and a lot of bitter people trying to position themselves to benefit. I don't have a stake in it either way. Burns got some big donations this year and followed up with a slew of votes favoring fash trash. He's not just a DINO, he's a trash DINO. The legitimate dems in town are problematic too. The best thing I can say about them is at least they're trying. The overall theme in town is pro-patriarchial, anti-poor, and xenophobic with performative liberal tokenism. It's all secrets here. Dems won't speak out against anything in this town.

The whole thing stinks, but it's impossible to tell where the odor is wafting in from. Maybe it's like a fart cloud that hangs over the entire city.