Ward 5 in the News
- Saint Paul City Council approves plan to better address unsheltered homelessness: "Everyone can agree what we’re doing now isn’t working for anyone,” Council Member HwaJeong Kim said. “What is clear is that St. Paul needs a plan, and the council is providing a blueprint for how we move forward." MPR News, October 22, 2026.
- With workers in mind, Saint Paul takes step toward regulating driverless cars: "If local governments like Saint Paul fail to act, Council Member HwaJeong Kim said, "hundreds of millions of dollars that today support working families across St. Paul would instead flow to Silicon Valley CEOs." St. Paul Union Advocate, October 22, 2026.
- Saint Paul approves 60-day eviction notice, offering tenants a window for housing stability: "Saint Paul’s housing conditions were already fragile before Operation Metro Surge," Council Member HwaJeong Kim said. "The surge did not create that fragility, it weaponized it. Fourteen days was never enough, and 30 days is not enough … Time is one of the few tools this council controls directly with this policy, and today we will use it for the betterment of families." Sahan Journal, March 25, 2026.
- ‘Abhorrent’: Saint Paul Council Member slams police conduct at federal arrest: "The way that our police officers showed up today was abhorrent," Saint Paul Council Member HwaJeong Kim, who was tear gassed at the scene by Saint Paul police, told Sahan Journal. "What I witnessed was they secured the scene for federal agents and helped clear the way for them to leave with this person." Sahan Journal, November 25, 2026.
