Affordable Housing . . . some day . . .
In 2002, then Alds. Todd Jarrell and Tom Powell worked very hard to pass an Affordable Housing Trust Fund. I'll admit, I was...
Council Recap: Jan. 22, 2008
Here's the run down of the council meeting that lasted til after 11:00 last night. Sorry, the links will have to wait until...
This is just silly.
Ok - so I heard about this from 3 or 4 people before it was in the newspaper and its been bugging me, but...
TiVo’d Council Meeting, Part II
The important/juicy part . . . Check here for part 1.PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONAlder Solomon clarified his motion was to figure out the implications...
People’s Affordable Housing Vision
After taking August off, we're back it!To refresh your memory, here's the work we've done so far (affordable housing, homelessness, discrimination/fair housing and tenant/landlord)....
The People’s Affordable Housing Vision
Or should that be hallucination at this point?We've been talking about it for years . . . we've taken some steps forward and more...
The "Problem" with the Homeless
Has war been declared on the homeless? Should we fence off our parks, prevent people from getting food from food pantries and prevent...
Lies! Don’t Believe Everything You Read!
Ok - there must be some sort of glitch in the universe, where facts can now just be made up. Put down the...
A People’s Vision – Discrimination Issues
This was hard to brainstorm, because people just wanted to list the various types of discrimination and protected classes.These are the items getting the...
Inclusionary Zoning – Just twisted
One thing I learned from inclusionary zoning is that the development community doesn't all think alike. In fact, often, two people from the same...
Homelessness, a start.
Yesterday, Kathleen Falk's Office invited me to attend a press conference on homelessness. It was an opportunity to thank County Board Chair Scott...
Property Tax Exemption Subcommittee Meeting
Live blogged! (I can do that when I'm not on the committee)David Sparer, Judy Wilcox, Greg Rosenberg in attendance. (Committee members) Joined...