Dane

Filing deadline for candidates is January 7th, question is, does anyone in Madison even know? Or care? Only 7 races in of 37 districts.

The county answers my previously denied open records request, kinda, they gave me the information, but my request is still denied.

Minor tweaks to the City County Building rules that probably won't do much different than what is already happening in the building - except make people feel like they are doing something. Of course, it all sounded good last night, but lets see how it gets implemented.

Ok, why won't anyone say where the $50,000 for operating and $75,000 for renovating the day center is coming from. My first ever open records request denial - after about 20 years of submitting them without problems.

Last week before two weeks of mostly downtime.

For nonprofit staff, that right is being denied or at least highly discouraged by the City (and County?).

This is the last of the villages/encampments we visited out west.

Again. The Homeless Issues Committee was asked by the City-County Liaison Committee to look at solutions for the issues of homeless people being in the City-County Building. That meeting and conversation didn't take place because the staff blew it and didn't get the agenda out, even after they were reminded to do so . . . so that work wasn't done before the next meeting on the issue . . . which is Monday . . . sigh . . .

Olympia Washington . . . perhaps the smallest city by the numbers, but clearly a larger metropolitan area. 50,000 population, roughly.

Still catching up from vacation - so here's a few random things I didn't have more time for.

Another week . . . closer to having a better county board legislative software system!

Also in Eugene, is something that will look more familiar to Madison . . .