The Late (City) Week Ahead (In Progress)
Slowly catching up on everything . . . very . . . slowly . . .
Christopher Richter: Why I’m Upset
Some thoughts about what is going on in Wisconsin.
Sights and Sounds from Inside State Capitol Yesterday Morning.
It was crazy. While you were all locked out, I got a view from the inside. It wasn't pretty. People not arrested, but being physically dragged out of the area in front of the Assembly Chambers, media denied access to the event, Assembly Dems locked out of the chambers and in the middle of it all, Jesse Jackson. I explain the series of videos I posted yesterday, so you can see what you were denied access to.
How you can make a HUGE difference!
I saw it posted on a few different blogs, people asking the author (how can I make a difference?). h/t Jessica Ace...
Comprehensive Plan Amendments: Track One
This item is a list of potential non-controversial changes to correct errors or omissions or to include things that were approved in other plans. They would prepare the amendments if this list is approved.
Board of Estimates Recap
A little short, but at least I'm back to paying attention to city business AND my keyboard works which makes blogging much, much easier! Yay!
Plan Commission Live Blog (of sorts): Bethel Church
Now that I have a keyboard that I can rely on, I feel comfortable doing this semi-live, you'll have to live with the typos. First item of interest for me was the Bethel Lutheran Church Informal Presentation.
Various Labor Panel Discussions
I don't have the video done from the event at the Orpheum yet, but here some more labor panel discussions.
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.
Zoning Code Rewrite, Comprehensive Plan Review and Development Process Revamp
It's all going on and coming to a close in the next month or two . . . so if its important to you, your last chances are coming up. I wonder if this political climate will tip these discussions, or if our local bigger businesses will continue with their favored status vs normal citizens who live in the City of Madison?
The Return of the City Week Ahead
Yeah, its back . . . after a three week break.
You Can’t Shame The Shameless!
In the midst of the whole "budget repair" bill fiasco and Governor Walkers re-igniting of the progressive movement in America, the republicans in wisconsin...