Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's signature homelessness plan 'Bring Chicago Home' faced defeat in the March 19 election, despite efforts by prominent figures like Danny Davis and Toni Preckwinkle. The proposal to raise real estate taxes for homeless housing was rejected, with the transfer tax also unlikely to pass, posing a significant setback for Johnson's grassroots base.
Bring Chicago Home referendum in serious trouble — and it would be a stinging defeat for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s grassroots base https://t.co/HN8DvDxGJ8
Looks very unlikely that transfer tax will pass: ‘Bring Chicago Home': Mayor Brandon Johnson's homelessness plan appears headed to defeat - Chicago Sun-Times https://t.co/vlQLOVL68p
Chicago Mayor Johnson's signature policy proposal to raise real estate taxes for the wealthy to fund homeless housing got surprisingly REJECTED tonight. This is despite the fact that many Chicago Teachers Union organizers were caught BRINGING students to the polls, then… https://t.co/jtdtLySCNX
JUST IN: Bring Chicago Home, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s homelessness plan, appeared to be headed toward defeat Tuesday. https://t.co/i5EaGVmGpP
For Brandon Johnson, Danny Davis, and Toni Preckwinkle – towering figures in Chicago politics – the stakes of the March 19 election are enormous @tahmanbradley reports https://t.co/igypv6xK1M