Tenant Resource Center Fundraiser Tomorrow
Hope to see you there! 5pm, Brink Lounge, Silent Action, etc. A huge heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors! Tomorrow I will post the silent auction item descriptions.
What do you want in a new City Civil Rights Director?
Input needed! Live in person or by email. Personally, I'd like to see someone who cares passionately about fair housing and discriminatory housing patterns.
Landlords want registration service, no fees
Um, so everyone else should just pay for it? Do they think this stuff just happens for free?
No Guard, No Involuntary Commitment, No Services
Minor tweaks to the City County Building rules that probably won't do much different than what is already happening in the building - except make people feel like they are doing something. Of course, it all sounded good last night, but lets see how it gets implemented.
Homelessness as a protected class . . .
While the Economic Development Commission waivered between being confused about why this issue was before them and just not understanding in general, it is...
Details – Requirements for Conversion of Don Miller Site to Day Shelter?
Ok, here's the devil, er, details. Doesn't sound as bad as I thought it might be, but there are a few hurdles and I wonder who will pay for all of this? Hate to see improvements done to buildings that are going to be torn down.
How to Celebrate MLK Day (Updated – 4)
Shut down all the city and county services and buildings without a plan for the most vulnerable. Nothing says social and economic justice like letting people spend the all day in freezing temperatures. (15 F forecast)
City Week Ahead
Only 5 of the 21 meetings start after 5:00 . . . and I'm sure that there will be more meetings that are added throughout the week.
People Allowed to Continue Sleeping at CCB (Updated)
A 4-4 vote. Since it ties, it fails. 4 quick observations this morning.
County Week Ahead
13 meetings if you count the joint meeting once.
Call to Stop Parachute Jump in Middleton
Veterans Call for Cancellation of Planned Middleton High School
Paratrooper Parachute Drop into Student Pep Assembly
Veterans for Peace (VFP) is calling...
Random Round Up
Still catching up from vacation - so here's a few random things I didn't have more time for.