Yes, Homelessness Is Increasing!
It's not our imaginations. Twice a year service providers are required to do a "Point in Time" study to see how many homeless persons we can count. From 2010 to 2013 the numbers have increased from 567 to 831 for the January 31 count. And not everyone was counted.
County Comprehensive Planning Update
Ok, I went to the meeting last week. Of course, I was the only mere citizen, and there is a really good reasons...
Short Council Meeting tonight!
What do they want to talk about . . . mostly nuthin.
These are the items that are separated "for discussion".
Proposed Consent Agenda Exclusions
Please note...
Meet the new city council!
8 new alders get sworn in today, with the most diverse city council ever, will it matter? Here's the committees alders got assigned to.
What Council Thinks They will Discuss tonight
Here's the items the council members want to discuss. The public may add items to the list by showing up and speaking and then the council may or may not discuss.
Food Deserts and Swamps
So, I went to a presentation about food desserts yesterday, it was a presentation for the common council, and here is what I learned.
Spring 2011 Election Endorsements
The Spring 2011 sample Ballot is out and its time for my spring endorsements for the local election.
1. Wisconsin State Supreme...
Round Up & Mo’ Meetings – Wed 10/9/19
Should people drive on the beltline shoulder during peak traffic?, PFAS reports, Airport Commission rescheduled, news and more.
Formal City Opinion on How Many Votes Needed to Pass Something in Committee
Apparently two times recently a chair of a committee refrained from voting and they thought something passed, but it didn't. Had the chair voted in favor, it would have passed.
Mayor Uses Veto Power!
It's been a while since a Mayor has done this . . . or the County Executive . . . what issues was it?
Additional information about the police budget
I have two pieces of info that didn't make it in our draft report I thought people might be interested in.
No issues with schools and youth in Madison?
Imagine if there was a committee where school board members, county board supervisors, city alderpersons and the community came together to discuss how to improve the lives of young people in Madison and Dane County. How powerful could that be? And why did former Mayor Paul Soglin and former School Superintendent Jen Cheatam, along with now School Board President Gloria Reyes keep trying to reign in that committee? Now that they are free . . . what could they be?