neighborhoods are extraordinary, but all Saint Paul
neighborhoods should be such in their own way.
Our downtown\u2019s struggles can be overcome and our
downtown area waterfront can yet become a
magnificent resource that attracts people from around
the nation. And lastly, Saint Paul\u2019s financial house
can be put in order as well.

His unwillingness over the years to truthfully acknowledge and tackle problems within our:
neighborhoods, public transportation system, riverfront redevelopment plans, downtown business and
retail environment, is now catching up with him and costing Saint Paul greatly.

He blames past mayors; Kelly and Coleman, for bad budget policies that he supported while a
councilmember. He blames Governor Pawlenty for implementing \u201cdevastating\u201d state aid cuts which have
actually represented a small percentage of our city\u2019s budgets. Other communities have to live within their
means. Chris won\u2019t understand Saint Paul needs to as well. Instead he runs around the state on his
\u201cMisery Tour\u201d which was a stunt to raise his profile in case he pursued his fantasy run for governor.

His record has been very much a different picture - his unending hypocrisy is breathtaking. The \u201cculture\u201d
he has nurtured has dismissed critical thinking and dissension on many occasions. Common sense has
been ignored on many occasions. The organizations andyes people he surrounds himself with he uses to
protect and defend himself politically. Chris\u2019 supporters have dismissed Eva\u2019s candidacy because of her
lack of elected experience. Eva\u2019s elected experience equals that of Paul Wellstone, Norm Coleman and
Al Franken and countless others when they first took office.

And now Chris pats himself on the back for not running for governor after all, and for deciding three
weeks before the next mayoral election that (per the Pioneer Press) \u201cSaint Paul comes first\u201d.
Unbelievable! Chris somehow believes Saint Paul has no self-esteem that he has this race in the bag, and
that Saint Paul is at his feet. His behavior clearly shows he has Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

1. He has a grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power and brilliance.
3. Believes he is "special" and can only be understood by, or should associate with, people (or
institutions) who are also "special".
4. Requires excessive admiration.
5. Has a sense of entitlement.
6. Is interpersonally exploitative.
7. Lacks empathy.
8. Is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him.
9. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.

22. In July 2009 Chris supported a new ordinance taxing citizens for public art they will not be
allowed to approve of before it is installed on public property. At the time I wrote a letter to the city
council and distributed copies prior to their council meeting on July 22, 2009. In part it read:

should be\u2026 After my comments before you last week a group of east side homeowners
contacted me to show me another example of public art which does not enhance this city. This
mural, on the Arlington Recreation Center, glorifies graffiti and degrades the east side.
Mayor Coleman, supportive of it, says this was a \u201ccollaborative\u201d effort which allowed kids to
\u201cexpress\u201d themselves (reality: no kids thought it up, thoughtless people did).
I ask you, can you in good conscience say the poor examples of public art I have shown you
today uplift this city and would be welcomed iny our neighborhood? Again, the system for placing
public art in Saint Paul is broken. Again, please consider the involvement of the people of
Saint Paul, as I have suggested above, before giving your support to this ordinance.\u201d

The city council passed the ordinance regardless. Afterwards as two east side homeowners and I left
the chambers we were met outside in the corridor by the Director of Public Art Saint Paul,
triumphant with her victory of receiving unending taxpayer dollars she tore up my letter in front of us
as she sailed by. I couldn\u2019t help saying - \u201cThere you go Christine, you just showed us the real you!\u201d

23. At the October 6th mayoral forum in the Highland Library (the only public forum Chris allowed) he took credit for bringing Cray Research\u2019s \u201c320\u201d employees and Microsoft \u201cthink of it, Microsoft\u201d he said, to downtown, as well as \u201ctwelve new restaurants and bars\u201d.

The truth is Cray is bringing 100 less people than Chris stated and Microsoft is bringing in about 30. The June 2009 Minnesota Real Estate Journal reported that \u201cCombined, the deals do little to reduce St. Paul\u2019s office vacancy rate\u2026\u201d

Downtown\u2019s workforce continues to decline. Chris does not know how to stop it. ECME moved
their downtown headquarters and 350 employees to Oakdale last December. Once in the
thousands, BNSF\u2019s remaining 130 employees will be gone in several years. Another downtown
employer with 200 employees is exploring their options for leaving downtown.

Four office buildings in downtown Saint Paul are completely vacant. Our competitive office space vacancies remain the highest in the metro. The Jackson Ramp, a large core area 5 story parking ramp, has been closed for two years and recently sold for one dollar.

Yes, twelve new bars and restaurants have opened downtown in the last three years, but this is the
same number, which have closed during this time. Dozens more downtown food and beverage
related businesses have closed than opened under Chris\u2019 ten year watch.