County Tries to Help Homeless
While the city tries to pass a panhandling ordinance and gets all grinchy about Hippie Christmas, the county tries to address basic needs of the homeless.
Open Letter to County Officials on Token Creek Campground
They are unwilling to give us an extension past February 17th and we . . . say it with me . . . HAVE NO LEGAL PLACE TO GO!!! Still, yet, again.
Weekend Round Up – May 1 – 3
Alder and bike updates, F-16 night flights, water main flushing and that's about it for the weekend.
Homeless, but still deserves respect
Daniel Callahan was recently ruthlessly kicked off the homeless issues committee and called a racist by County Executive Joe Parisi - but he is willing to fight back. Demands apology in the least, reinstatement or appointment of another homeless person in the least
Dane County Day Center to Provide for Basic Needs Proposed
Homeless Day Center!
What do the Bus Fare Increases Actually Mean
All the prices are going up, not just the one-ride price. Monthly bus passes would be up to $64. And the low-income price, essentially unaffordable.
Too Angry to Blog this Morning.
All that comes out of the other end of my keyboard is venom. I can't stomach watching what the county board did last night and what the council will do the next two nights. And then think about the reality that I see every day at work and the people hurt by their inactions. It's unconscionable. Their priorities are so screwed up.
County Week Ahead
It's budget season! A couple meeting where departments start presenting their budgets. County Board meets on Thursday.
People’s Affordable Housing Vision (Short Version) DRAFT is out!
If you have concerns, want to see some tweaks or love it, we want to hear from you, tonight at the Central Library at...
Week of March 2, 2020
Audio version of the three Week Ahead Posts and longer version than you will hear on WORT 89.9 on the Monday evening news.
County Week Ahead
Enjoy . . . guessing what they might be talking about and if there is anything you want to comment on, since we don't have the materials the committee members have, its hard to tell.
Dane County Turns 175!
Older than any of us will ever get! Or most of our houses!