Gay Donnell Willis – The Other Side Dallas

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

Diane Benjamin Hijacks Meeting

Diane Benjamin hijacks meeting on community safety co-hosted between D11 and D13 city council members Jaynie Schultz and Gay Donnell Willis.

Benjamin, who is the mother of failed 2021 D11 city council candidate Barry Wernick, took to complaining to Dallas Police Chief Garcia that this was a photo op for the incumbents.

Similar Trump style tactics doomed Wernick’s campaign.

She then went on to drop a favorite line of Candy Evans that Council Member Schultz voted to remove overtime from the Dallas Police budget. (It is unclear if Benjamin came to attack Schultz at Evans’ direction or not.)

The full video is here, but Ms. Benjamin’s involvement starts are 36:35.

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Diane Benjamin Hijacks Meeting – No Mention Of Squirrel Murder

Ms. Benjamin is a local realtor, landlord, and Republican activist.

At the start of her comments she described being robbed at gun point twice in her alley. She however seems to have forgotten the murder in her backyard.

Almost eighteen months ago Benjamin took to Nextdoor to say someone had beheaded a squirrel.

At the time, Dallas Police were assisting on a triple homicide, but Benjamin felt the need to proclaim her self victimization.

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022

Dallas Building Collapse Update

A Dallas building collapse displaced many families in one hundred degree heat. The building collapse in the 5700 block of Marquita Avenue displaced many families.

Dallas Fire Rescue units responded to the incident for an Investigation. The apartment complex is in the Lower Greenville section of Dallas.

On arrival, firefighters observed part of the two-story apartment building collapsed. Initial firefighters added HazMat and Urban Search and Rescue response responders. This was a precaution for potential Search and Rescue efforts.

The collapse effects twelve apartments in the building. Responders located the twelve residents living in those units. There have been no reported fatalities or injuries.

A neighboring building – attached by a breezeway – was evacuated for safety purposes.

Residents states they could hear bricks falling from the roof.

There are twenty-four total apartments effected by this incident. Thirty-one residents are now without their housing.

Dallas Fire Rescue is working with property management and others. City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and American Red Cross will assist residents.

Dallas Fire is helping residents retrieve pets and essentials from the second unit.

Once Dallas Fire operations conclude property management will secure the apartments. They will also have a structural engineer assess the buildings moving forward.

Resident vehicles are also parked in the buildings underground parking area.

A neighbor reported the foundation shifting causing a corner wall to give way.

Dallas Fire Rescue safety and city code enforcement were on scene. They would not comment on potential cause.

Construction began on the apartment building in 1930.

Police will block traffic between Marquita and Vanderbilt. This will remain in place until assessment by a building engineer.

East Dallas Building Collapse Update

City council member Gay Willis appears to have reached out prior to Dallas Fire Rescue. She contacted Mark Melton and the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center for their support.

The East Dallas building collapse is an ongoing story and we will update as information becomes available.

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022

East Dallas Building Collapse

East Dallas building collapse displaced multiple families in one hundred degree heat. The building collapse in the 5700 block of Marquita Avenue displaced many families.

Dallas Fire Rescue collapse units responded to the scene. There have been no reported fatalities or injuries.

Residents states they could hear bricks falling from the roof.

A neighbor reported the foundation shifting causing a corner wall to give way.

Dallas Fire Rescue safety and city code enforcement were on scene. They would not comment on potential cause.

The building was constructed in 1930.

East Dallas Building Collapse Support

Dallas Police on scene we’re unsure if Dallas Fire Rescue had called out Red Cross yet. Resources were being sought.

City council member Gay Willis appears to have reached out priot to Dallas Fire Rescue. She contacted Mark Melton and the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center for their support.

This is a breaking story and we will update as information becomes available.