Just for fun
A nice tribute to badger hoops and the desperation of the Bruskewitz campaign.
This explains alot . . .
Check out the current City of Madison personnel rules . . .Yes, those are the current rules they are using. I was almost...
Excluding the Public: Formula Point #10
So, yesterday when I posted the 9 point formula for non-viting the public to a government meeting, I did feel like it should have...
Voila! And now the Mayor Agrees to Try to Add 30 Police Officers
That didn't take long. I wonder what the "sacrifice and cuts" are going to be? To: Chief Noble...
Neighborhood Plans – Just Advisory?
There was an interesting discussion at the Board of Estimates yesterday about why they approve neighborhood plans and it revealed some interesting information about...
Gov 2.0 and Madison, Part II: Establishing the Platform in Madison
This is Part II of a three part series. In Part I, I briefly motivated Open Government and Government as a Platform, and used Madison Metro as an example of how we could do better. Unfortunately, we’re not doing much better elsewhere in the city, but there are ways to change that.
Robbing Peter (Downtown Area Parks) to Pay Paul (Breese Stevens)
Two weeks ago, an item that was never introduced through the council magically appeared on the Board of Estimates agenda. That item was...
Another Opinion on the Law and Edgewater
This one from Mansion Hill Steering Committee:To: Madison City CouncilFrom: Mansion Hill Steering Committee on the Edgewater ProjectDate:...
City Ordinances
Our ordinances should be easier to read. I went to law school, I can read them and decipher them most of the time,...
Someone should do something about that!
Ok - my blog this morning is not as it should be. Nothing is working out... I intended to tell you about...
Apologize?
No. I didn't accuse anyone of any official misconduct, the Mayor's office did. Apparently, the Mayor thinks I should apologize...
More ineffective public input?
Ok - after being yelled at in the hallway as I was leaving Board of Estimates like I was a two year old by...