And still, the homeless shelters wait . . .
The shelters need more space for people to be able to appropriately "social distance" and to meet basic needs, people without homes are being forced to risk their health.
Madison Police Chief hire should wait
The City of Madison Government public participation process is for all intents and purposes shut down, now is not the time to move forward with the police chief hire.
Round Up – Tuesday 3/24/30
Updates of roundups! Homeless services consortium, the City council, elections updates and more.
Finance Committee Recap – COVID-19 Budget Presentation
City Council's first remote meeting, mostly focused on the financial update by the finance department and a few other items.
Madison/Dane County Press Conference on COVID-19
A summary of what Madison, Dane County and the Public Health Department are doing due to coronavirus and reminders to the public.
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on City of Madison Budget
City has only spent $125,000 on the crisis beyond staff time. "Normal" budget process being delayed, budget will be focused on cost-to-continue and Covid-19 responses.
CDC Advice for Homeless Populations
This is the press release from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty that says what we should be doing in our community, according to the CDC.
Updates on Madison/Dane County homeless services amid COVID-19
Homeless services are not subject to the state and Madison/Dane County Public Health orders limited gathering to 10 or more people, instead, homeless people are being forced to congregate to get life sustaining needs met - food, shelter, etc.
Q&A with Madison alders in time of crisis
I asked a series of questions about the role of an Madison alder in time of crisis, and some of the Madison alders spent time answering the questions, here's what they had to say.
Why aren’t Madison alders helping to set city priorities?
This isn't a knock on the alders - this is a problem with all the committees being shut down and everything being controlled by the mayor's office and the EOC and maybe, to a much lesser extent, if any, council president.
City of Madison Week Ahead – 3/23/20
Here's the items that the Mayor and Council President deemed important enough to allow the committees to meet or bodies that have enough independence they can't stop them from meeting.
Madison Area Round Up – 3/19/20
Mostly housing and homelessness related today . . . most other immediate needs issues have been resolved or are on their way.