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County Week Ahead

Meetings only on Monday (3) an Thursday (5).

City Week Ahead

12 meetings? I bet there's a whole lot more we find out about on Monday and Tuesday!

Today, We Say Good-bye Housing Help Desk

17 years. It doesn't feel so good to do something for 17 years and be kicked out on your butt without as much as a thank you - but instead a, "let's never do business again". So it goes when working with the county. Can't say I'm sad to have the relationship end. But our clients . . . and the people who need our help, well that crushes my soul.

Snow Emergency!

Listen up - especially if you are new to living downtown! Tickets, tickets, tickets!!!!! Free parking in the parking ramps!

City and County Week Ahead (Cancelled)

1 meeting. One.

County’s Version of What Happened With Bethel

Here's a response from Lynn Green to an email from Ed Kuharski that I was cc'd on. A different version of the story. And plans to give the money to . . . drumroll please . . . PORCHLIGHT! A miraculous solution in 17 hours or less!

It’s a WTF Kind of Day – Vacant Affordable Housing to be Torn Down...

for a playground and parking.

Disturbing Holiday News: Bethel Homeless Day Center Not Contracting with County for 2016

I can only tell you what I have heard, I don't have many details, but this seems to be the official communication on this matter. Who knows where the blame lies?

How the County “Partners” with Non-Profits it Underpays

Do you see anything here that makes you think that this is a real partnership in any way, shape or form? Or is it just words on a paper meant to pacify and not be read by the community (released yesterday).

United Way: Hates the Tenant Resource Center

Yesterday, we finally got to see the scores, but not the full detail, of the RFP were Tenant Resource Center lost their funding. And any tiny morsel of faith I had left in the process was destroyed. How is this a fair process? Ask your elected officials!

Changes to TRC Services Starting January 1

So, there are many changes afoot at the Tenant Resource Center. Sadly, our once seamless services are about to get messy due to our many small contracts. In summary, here is what changes January 1st.

%$^#!

After waiting for 3.5 year for the Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection to update their regulations, to be consistent with tenant-landlord laws passed by the state legislature - apparently they have . . . and apparently, the went a little further than just making their laws consistent! And apparently (how embarrassing) the laws became effective 11-1-15 and I just figured it out yesterday!