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So annoying when the council members don't do their jobs and ask questions - in advance. Luckily, they are fixing this one and the people I blogged about will NOT be kicked off the committee - yet! Here's two explanations.

You may have read the article in the paper about the mother who is going to lose her section 8 because her son, who is in jail, was is facing charges that he was involved in a shooting. As a result, she is going to lose her housing assistance, even tho he will not be returning to the household any time soon.

The next salvo from the mayor's office is to institute a procedure to ban people from the city-county building like they do at the library or Lisa Link park. I think it raises a few questions.

This is a GREAT! letter from AFSCME - they rock! Thank you so much!

Ok, I've never done this one before, but this is from the interview on Channel 3 this morning.

Sell naming rights? I don't know why I had such a visceral response to this, but I find it offensive. I...

Or fill out expense forms? Lobbyists are required to register and fill out expense forms twice a year. Either the clerks office is terribly behind, or wow, there are a TON of violations! I only noticed because I have been getting contacted by nultiple people on multiple issues about lobbying and I was wondering why all the recent interest.

Do what we want, or we walk!

There's a primary in district 2, quick, move the benches! It's a safety issue! Ya gotta be effing kidding me, I couldn't make this shit up. (And yes, call 911, I dropped the F-bomb)

A letter and call to action for tonight - trapping in county parks?

The county used to have a fund, it became a state function in last year's budget, but seems like that is not working out so well. Check this out.

for failure to fill out their statement of interest forms. Not a word was said. Not a question asked. So, here's the people who are very likely to be surprised since I didn't hear them being reminded at the city committees I attended or watched on TV.