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County Week Ahead

10 of 24 meetings at 3:00 or before. 13 after 5:00.

City Week Ahead

7 of 22 meetings (nearly 1/3) before 3:00 in the afternoon. Only 6 of 22 start after 5:00.

UW Police Increasing Use of Body Cameras

Apparently, they have decided to use them and have been testing them . . .

Less Access to Government!

Just kidding, kinda. Don't be surprised if the City-County Building is locked more often!

Alder Committee Appointments!

Here they are . . . alphabetically

Chief Koval: Take Another Look

No violence, eh? Seriously? Funny how a cop looks at video and thinks there is no violence but the people being arrested feel like (and sometimes scream out in pain) there is plenty of violence. It would be one thing if people were actually doing something worth getting arrested for, but as far as I can tell, the arrest that started this was for nothing. The police started this and it could all have been avoided.

YGB Press Release on Arrests Yesterday

Links to how you can help and my videos as well as others.

Summer Festival Music Schedules!

Nice warm day to be thinking about summer plans. Marquette Waterfront Festival and Central Park Session music line up below.

Mo’ Meetings

Sigh . . . 3 within the 1st hour and a half of business Monday morning. 5 total today. About 20% of the meetings weren't out last Friday. They need to start calling it "About 75% of the Weekly Schedule".

Board of Estimates Recap

So, this is brief. 3 hours and 45 minute meeting.

What are we spending $1,250,000 on?

Did you know this "Authorizing the acceptance of an assignment of an Offer to Purchase from Treysta Group, LLC for the purchase of property located at 3618-3630 Milwaukee Street." means we are spending $1,250,000 on what?

Did you know this is a $10M Decision?

Tonight the Board of Estimates will be voting on this "Amending the 2015 adopted Capital Improvement Plan to provide matching funds for the City’s 2015 TIGER grant application and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to enter into a contract with USDOT to receive and expend the TIGER funds if awarded." Do you have any clue what this is about and what the extra $10M in would be spent on?