You don’t talk about money – if you have enough of it. And if not? On this May 1st, we in the local editorial team dealt with two topics that fall into the second category. In the May Day rally on Marienplatz Mayor Dieter Reiter called for Munich to have its own minimum wage, an initiative for what he called a “poverty-proof” income. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of households that are connected to the city’s district heating network are threatened with additional payments in the breathtaking four-digit range. And now?
The mood on Marienplatz was more excited than it had been for a long time, writes my colleague Martin Bernstein in his comment: “When was the last time there was so much discussion, arguing and – yes – wrestling with one’s own words at a DGB event?” Of course, that was also due to the war in Ukraine and the question that has been dominating everything for weeks: what can and should be done to counter the Russian attackers. But not only.
Between all the whistles and boos, the idea of the Munich minimum wage may not have gotten to everyone. Hopefully it will come sooner than the next district heating bill. Because the public utilities have almost tripled the price per kilowatt hour within a year. Is it really just the rise in gas prices? “Germany’s largest municipal energy supplier only gives monosyllabic information about this”, my colleague Berthold Neff found out during research (SZ Plus).
THE WEEKEND IN MUNICH
A new maypole for the Viktualienmarkt The last maypole to date was dismantled in 2019 – and it “left a gap in the soul of Munich,” as Munich’s second mayor, habenschaden, puts it. Punctually on May 1st, this gap was closed again.
Kini fished out of the Isar, angels brought down from heaven The Munich fire brigade was called out 89,815 times last year – these were the most tragic and unusual.
“You can only find such a retro piece here” When the flea market restarts on the Theresienwiese, there will be plenty of junk and trophies to loot. However, the rush after the two-year Corona break remains manageable.
This is what the new Grünspitz should look like The building department presents its plans for the popular recreation area in Giesing. The previous character should be retained despite some structural changes. Not everyone in the neighborhood is enthusiastic about it.
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