The Story of Jacob Frey, Part 1
October 14, 2025
How did Jacob Frey go from pledges to collaborate with the city council and end homelessness to seemingly endless trench warfare with the council majority and rinse-and-repeat encampment sweeps? We attempt to tell the story of Jacob Frey, from running enthusiast to candidate to city councilmember to mayor to successful disaster.
This is PART ONE of two parts. Expect Part Two out next week!
We recorded this episode on 10/08/25.
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Further reading
Special thanks to
- Heather Silsbee for the presentation on Jacob Frey's record that provided some great points of reference.
Frey 2017 Campaign
- Campaign video observing that police report to the mayor and "that's how it works"
- Campaign platform incl pledge to end homelessness in 5 years on the Internet Archive
- Homelessness Mayoral Forum where Frey insists we should embrace people experiencing homelessness and not sweep them aside.