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Give $300K to Trek to Rent Bikes in Madison Parks?

Wait, we're going to pay Trek $100,000 for three years so they can make money renting bikes in our parks? a. This is money...

County Week Ahead

2 of their 13 meetings cancelled this week

East Side Cancer Causing Chemicals in the Water?

Do you live in the Carpenter-Ridgeway Neighborhood? The Eken Park Neighborhood? The Emerson East Neighborhood? If Yes, then your kitchen tap water probably has a tiny bit of the 'likely' cancer-causing chemical PERC in it.

City Week Ahead

I don't know what is wrong here, but there is no way that there are only 11 meetings this week. Watch for Mo' Meetings, Mo' Mo' Meetings and probably Mo' Freakin' Meetings.

Quick Common Council Recap (Brief)

I hope I don't regret that title. Baldeh and Harrington-McKinney are absent, along with Alder Palm who is excused. Mayor is even here!

Vicky Selkowe earns endorsement of entire Madison School Board in AD48 race

Remember, ForwardLookout is a multi-author blog, and we're not all supporting the same candidates. I'm supporting Vicky Selkowe, and I thought this was pretty impressive news: in very strong Democratic field, today she announced the endorsement of every elected member of the Madison School Board. Now, I'm biased, but more and more I'm hearing her described as 'front-runner'... read on for the announcement!

Mayor Paul Soglin’s Speech to Capitol Neighborhoods

This is why I voted for him. He gets it.

What Will the Council Talk About Tonight?!

Not much, they'll save it all for the next budget battle . . . if they're still around . . .

City Week Ahead

15 meetings in this short week . . .

County Week Ahead

19 meetings . . . again, want to lead locally, here's where you get involved!

Solidarity for Verizon strikers from Wisconsin

FYI: US Uncut-WI will meet again to plan more solidarity actions at 6pm on Friday, Aug. 19 at MATC Downtown. When workers rights were under...

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.