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Dumpster Diving while Black and Homeless Illegal

I heard about this ticket a while ago and yesterday I finally got the police report. I just had to share it. When you and I engage is "dumpster diving" or "Hippie Christmas" in August in Downtown Madison it's hip and cool and we're saving the environment. When you're a homeless black man you are committing a crime, ticketed and required to leave the area. Even after the police confirmed nothing was stolen.

City Operating Budget Initial Presentations (Part 2)

Here we go again . . . I missed the public input in favor of the police, hard to get here on time! Alders are also slowly trickling in.

Madison Schools Week Ahead

1 meeting. Monday, November 20 6:30 p.m. Special Board of Education Meeting in Open Session -- WORKSHOP - Doyle Administration Bldg. 545 W. Dayton Street...

Headstart, K-4, K-5 and Open Enrollment Registrations/Applications

Just passing this along . . .

Does your Neighborhood need a Neighborhood Center?

Now is the time to speak up and get involved . . . the city is doing a Neighborhood Study and here are some...

Alder Denise DeMarb Resigns

Effective June 30th. Common Council will choose and interim alder.

Recommendations made tonight to fill Denise DeMarb’s Position

The Common Council Executive Committee will meet tonight (6pm, Room 354 in city-county building) to choose their recommendation out of the 5 men running to replace Denise DeMarb to represent the 16th district on the City Council.

Spring is Here! Leaf and Yard Waste Details (No Free Mulch!)

Um, I can still blog the easy stuff like this . . . tho, looks like next week I'll return to blogging more in earnest.

Upcoming Demolitions

Haven't done these for a very, very long time.

Board of Estimates Recap – Sans Budget (w/ Union Contracts)

This part is short and sweet . . . Getting Started Shiva Bidar Sielaff calls the meeting to order. They do roll call -...

Common Council Recap – $1.2M for Monona Terrace Restrooms. Wow.

I think that what they decided was that the process had gone pretty far and they would make the decision later when they do the 2014 budget, when it is too late because the items had all been ordered for the renovations. Tho, I do think that there is interest in only doing the things most necessary. WARNING: There are some really obnoxious statements coming up. "Wow factor" indeed.

Summary of Human Services Budget Proposal

Not just the Tenant Resource Center but a description of all the cuts and adds that they proposed.