Housing: What’s Next?
Anyone who lives in Madison knows that finding a good place to live that you can afford is a bit of a struggle, even...
WSJ: Does it Again
It would be kind of cool if the WSJ Editorial folks would actually write about facts, instead of making them up. Here's their...
Westside Crime: In Search of Solutions
So, people have weighed in through several newspaper articles, the Mayor sends staff off to work on various tasks, some emails to alders are...
Rent Going UP – $1-1.5 Million!
What happens when over 1,000 affordable housing units that were previous tax exempt suddenly have to pay property taxes? Evictions, rent increases, affordable...
Affordable Housing Trust Fund – How & When Should it Be Spent
The Affordability Subcommittee of the Housing Committee met Thursday to talk about future uses of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Here's a glimpse of...
What’s Next for Affordable Housing?
I am one of the founding members of the Affordable Housing Action Alliance that formed in 1997. This group formed because housing issues had...
Edgewater Heavy Round Up, But a Few Other Things . . ..
This is all I have for today, I got up late and thought I could work on it at work, but 20 minutes in,...
James Madison Park A Wet Shelter?
I think not. But nice photoshop job David.The last three Blaska Blog's have some how made some reference to me and affordable housing...
Housing Diversity Committee Meets For First Time!
Report due July 1, 2009. Ooops!Remember this, this is the committee that is going to come up with a plan to accomplish the...
Forum on Non-profit Property Tax Exemption Issue on Friday
Forum on non-profit property tax exemption issue . . . You are invited! May 15: Threats to Nonprofit Property Tax Exemption: It's Not Only...
Allied: Will it be affordable? Or Gentrified?
It was nice to open up the Isthmus and see Carousel Bayrd's smiling face. However, what she had to say, was nothing to...
Homeless Services vs. Economic Development
What a ridiculous choice to have to make! Your input needed tonight! I believe the federal law and intent dictate what the...