Parisi: Reform CARPC
CARPC you ask? Its the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission.
Navel Gazing Part II: Mayoral Alder Appointments
This was one of the great points of tension, they spent about 25 minutes on it, then kicked it to the Common Council Organizational...
Is it working?
Recently, Monona Grove Elementary teacher Jeff Knudson was the "star" of an ad for Scott Walker. Mr. Knutson looked directly into the...
Council Discussion on the Downtown Plan.
Well, kinda a discussion.
If section 8 isn’t income . . .
Then how is it that SB107/Wisconsin Act 108 which restricts the city and county from having ordinances prohibiting landlords use of monthly household income purportedly negates our section 8 ordinances at the city and county level?
Months later . . .
The Mayor's office staff writes a really good letter about admittance polices in the downtown bars . . . which are not necessarily limited to downtown any more
Navel Gazing I: Should the Council Have a Shared Agenda?
The retreat the council held, according to the news, was going to be about punishing Brian Solomon, taking on the mayor and all kinds of sexy topics - but, none of that really happened. Instead, it was about a shared agenda, a job description and a short discussion on how alders are appointed to committees. Audio files are here (part one and part two). This is part one, the shared agenda.
Why Teachers Need a Union –
Now that Act10 has been enacted making it next to impossible for teachers to bargain teachers are going to be left vulnerable. ...
A Billboard Coming to a Neighborhood Near You?
Yup - billboards, which have been essentially phased out of the city are making a resurgence of sorts. And at least one is getting bigger as a result of a lost lawsuit. And, while it resolves some issues, the Don Miller lot seems to have been forgotten in the deal. And when they site the 5 new billboards, there will be no city process.
Co-op Conference Coming: June 7th Tentatively.
A city Economic Development Conference. While everyone else was at the Landmarks Commission meeting last night, I was at home, sick, on my couch watching Board of Estimates and there's a few gens in there that weren't reported in the news.
Thinking you need a Union?
Well, learn how to do it yourself! As "management" I probably shouldn't be encouraging this . . . but it would...
Services Available to the Homeless
We rarely get notice that there is an opening! So, here is a spot for one person - with conditions!