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24 meetings, only 2 agendas I couldn't find. And only 6 meetings before 5:00. :)

County Board Chair Scott McDonell shares his thoughts . . . two year moratorium on sprawl.

2 meetings, one candidate forum.

16 meetings, only 6 before 5pm. That's good for the county, the city had that many on Thursday alone.

Behavior Education Plan and Police in the Schools.

Yeah, when someone tells him to "stop attacking the poor and homeless" his response is "Go fuck yourself." And admits it on video. At least he's honest.

The county board budget process is much harder to follow than the city's, but here's what I can figure out at the moment . . . it seems to be constantly changing, so stay tuned. Tonight they consider removing the jail from the budget, tomorrow night they consider planning for a restoration center and Thursday they consider videotaping their committee meetings!

Often there are over 50-100 items the city council votes on in one motion on the council floor unless an alder pulls it off the agenda to discuss - or a member of the public shows up to speak on it. And even when members of the public speak, they hear what they have to say then pass the items without comment. Here's and overview of the meeting and a brief summary of what they probably won't talk about tonight, but we'll find out when the consent calendar comes out later today - I usually post them as "Things the Council with Talk About" or similarly labeled blog posts. So much gets done with almost no comment at this point.

It ain't pretty. So many of them were waffling more than I have ever seen, most of them listed all the reasons why they should vote no (it won't make us safer), then they voted yes. Check out how your alder did here and then email them and let them know what you think . . .

Apparently, its against the rules, but the police can't do anything about it without an ordinance. They didn't really talk much about that tho, didn't even question it, it was more about who was stepping on who's toes . . . and the homeless.

Something seems potentially duplicitous about Chief Wray's letter that came out at 3:30 on the same day this memo came out from Lynn Green, perhaps they just crossed in the mail, but the timing is a little goofy.

Just two meetings - but one is the committee looking at police in the schools and the small groups will be finishing their review of the recommendations.