In Defense of the Council
I find the Mayor's comments about the Council Overture discussion absolutely offensive. I am not a big fan of this council for many reasons, but this media campaign to blame them is just unfair and dishonest.
12 days and counting . . . UPDATED
So, a conservative (?!) on the county board is the one pushing to let the people stay at Token Creek.
We Have No Money.
I recently talked to an alder who said every conversation with the new Mayor starts off with "we have no money." Here's why.
Changes (Adds and Cancels) to City Weekly Schedule (More Cancellation Updates!)
You knew there would be changes! Currently, 5 of them . . .
Support Homeless Issues Committee at County Board Tonight
More wrangling over the lack of a comprehensive day center for this winter . . . how should we spend the $60,000.
Mark Clear Doesn’t Get It Council Recap ( Part 2)
Every. Alder. In. The. Room. Had. To. Speak. Plus, the mayor. And the vote was 18 - 1. In their defense,...
Here’s About 80% of the City Week Ahead
Think that's about right, there's 13 meetings on the schedule this week, I might have aimed a little high and been a bit optimistic, might be 70% or less. We'll see.
Weekend Round Up
Well, here's the media's version, further edited by me, about what you need to know about local issues!
City Updates to Weekly Agenda
Such a ridiculous "weekly agenda" . . . there are 6 changes and 3 more possibly expected and who knows what else might happen?
City Week Ahead
5th Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of August, so fewer meetings than usual. Short blog post.
First two changes (in two hours) to the Alleged Weekly Calendar
Annoying. Here's two more meetings already posted.
Clearing bus stops: Something doesn’t add up . . .
8 new streets workers, and some of the bus stops will be cleared in 3 days, the rest in 5 days. Shouldn't they be able to do it faster than that?