Madison Police and Fire Commission Attorney Concerns on Police Auditor and Civilian Oversight
Let the power struggle begin. Systemic change at the local level is hard when we don't control so many things. Exhibit A.
Madison City Week Ahead 6/15/20
Council meeting, civilian oversight board, Mayor visits Economic Development Commission, ALRC meets and more.
Read Past the Headlines: What did School Board President Gloria Reyes commit to?
To "incorporate a strategy of options to remove School Resource Officers (SROs) from our school buildings." Does that mean removing police from the schools?
Madison Police Chief Vic Wahl reports on their perspective of the protests and riots
Last night at the Police and Fire Commission meeting Acting Police Chief Vic Wahl reported on their role in the protests and riots.
Madison City Week Ahead 6/8/20
Police (Monday), police (Tuesday), police (Wednesday) and some other things known and yet to be published.
How do protesters and others want Madison Police to change?
And more importantly, how do we get our elected officials to start talking about that change?
Round Up, May 29 – June 3
It's taken me a minute to find my blogging voice again. Everything else seems trivial compared to what is going on in the streets across America.
Freedom Inc, Urban Triage, PSL Solidarity Statement
For days I've been saying that we've seen peaceful protests for years, and not much changes. I feel like I understand why people would be smashing windows at this point.
Madison (Police) Violence must stop
Council meets tonight, see you (virtually) there? The horrific display of police violence towards protesters has to stop. Police have to admit the role they played in the chaos and agree their violence must stop too. The council should demand a full investigation.
Madison City Week Ahead
Council meeting, COVID 19 updates, retroactive permissions but no extension of the emergency powers past June 2? And no change to the ordinance about committees meeting?
Round Up May 25 – 28
Salvation Army shelter and alder updates, what city committee meetings can and can't meet, protests, meeting info and more.
CDA Updates on COVID-19 and Armed Security Guards
Well, half the meeting was spend on this update, most of it on COVID-19, lack of internet services, masks, food, transportation, etc.