It would be a miscarriage of equality to judge Mayor Cantrell's acts subjectively based on her race and gender; however, it does not change the fact that her administration has performed poorly on an objective basis. Even putting aside her knee-jerk reactionary and mercurial policies on everything from COVID to short-term rentals, it has been poor. Even putting aside her use of city property to have an extramarital affair (all while paying the man city funds) and her refusal to take ownership of her $17,000 flight to France, it has been poor. We did not have trash pick up for months after Hurricane Ida. Street lights at major intersections have been out for over a year. Street disrepair is so severe that it damages our vehicles; at the same time, road repair projects linger for years without progress. Homeless encampments have grown. Car theft and carjacking have skyrocketed. We live in continual fear of violent crime in the broad daylight. We see drug abuse on street corners. Our cars are broken into, the property at our homes is stolen, and we cannot count on the police to show up. They do not come to the scene of motor vehicle accidents. Residents must park in municipal parks during rain events due to our failing infrastructure, but our sales and property taxes remain high. None of this has anything to do with race or gender of a city official. For most residents, the recall does not either - we simply do not think our city can survive without change.

It would be a miscarriage of equality to judge Mayor Cantrell's acts subjectively based on her race and gender; however, it does not change the fact that her administration has performed poorly on an objective basis. Even putting aside her knee-jerk reactionary and mercurial policies on everything from COVID to short-term rentals, it has been poor. Even putting aside her use of city property to have an extramarital affair (all while paying the man city funds) and her refusal to take ownership of her $17,000 flight to France, it has been poor. We did not have trash pick up for months after Hurricane Ida. Street lights at major intersections have been out for over a year. Street disrepair is so severe that it damages our vehicles; at the same time, road repair projects linger for years without progress. Homeless encampments have grown. Car theft and carjacking have skyrocketed. We live in continual fear of violent crime in the broad daylight. We see drug abuse on street corners. Our cars are broken into, the property at our homes is stolen, and we cannot count on the police to show up. They do not come to the scene of motor vehicle accidents. Residents must park in municipal parks during rain events due to our failing infrastructure, but our sales and property taxes remain high. None of this has anything to do with race or gender of a city official. For most residents, the recall does not either - we simply do not think our city can survive without change.

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