Check Out All the Candidates!
So far, the only unopposed Alders are . . . Verveer, Bidar-Sielaff, King, Schmidt, Weier and Clear and two walk-ons Maurice Cheeks and Denise DeMarb. But the deadline is today so we'll see if that changes. And there aren't as many retirements as once expected - only Maniaci, Solomon, Rhodes-Conway and Jill Johnson stepping down.
City and County Week Ahead
Another short week . . .
Occupy Madison Building Purchase
If you ever worked on a real estate project, you know it lives and dies, sometimes daily. Today, the project is dead, for now. But the Isthmus just wrote a story that was, in my mind, premature. But hey, maybe someone out there can help us solve our current problem . . .
Grinch Award.
To Dane County . . . check out this wonderful work.
City and County Week Ahead . . . .
Uh, don't hold your breath . . .
What you need to (S)Know.
Lots of snow updates - basically everything is closed down, but they are attempting to pick up garbage, Madison Metro buses are not running, snow emergency in effect so move cars so you don't get tickets, Madison schools closed yesterday already, city and county offices shut down, campus in-person exams cancelled, yadda, yadda, yadda.
GOOD NEWS! I think some policies have changed at the Porchlight Shelters
Call me cynical, but I don't really believe it. It seems like so many people have different understandings of what the shelter rules are and it appears there is a really good reason for that.
County Board Meeting . . . Tonight?
Rescheduled due to the storm and earlier than usual - at 6:00
Severe Weather and the 400 Homeless Sleeping Outside
I'd really like to see all 400 show up and test the alleged rules of the shelter systems that seem to be shifting and don't seem to reflect reality. If we have a cooling shelter, why not a blizzard shelter?
Surveillance Cameras to protect the Privacy Rights of the Public?
New rules for the use of surveillance cameras by city departments.
WYOU Community Television – Alive and Well?
I"m no longer on the board and have had to move on to other things, but I still find the station very worthy of supporting in whatever way you can.
(No Link) City Week Ahead
I'm a little concerned after last week that even when you think you know what the agenda is, a committee may or may not act on something on the agenda and if you are concerned they may take action, you better show up. That partial bus fare increase last week shook my confidence a bit. Here's what I think is coming up this week.