County to Pass Financial Woes on to the Poor
So, when someone is getting evicted by the sheriff, it usually means one thing. They have no place to go or no resources...
Listening Session on Poverty
The County wants to hear from you, near east siders, about your thoughts on poverty!Notice of Districts 2 and 6 Listening Session on PovertyDate...
County Board Recap – Basics
Yup - that's not a typo, I know I make lots of typos, but its really the County Board recap. 7 Swine Flu...
Services for Homeless and Jobless
Here's some help . . . but what is really needed is more jobs in the community!From Employment and Training AssociationReceive employment services (resumes,...
State of the City: An analysis
A whole lotta pro-business. A dash of police state and anti-progressive. Zero progressive. Here's the old and new initiatives he talked...
Property Tax Exemption Subcommittee Meeting
Live blogged! (I can do that when I'm not on the committee)David Sparer, Judy Wilcox, Greg Rosenberg in attendance. (Committee members) Joined...
Mayor’s State of the City
Do you see yourself being helped by what he lays out in his "speech"? Does this sound like the direction you want your...
Property Tax Exemption Stalemate Continues
So, the meeting planned for noon yesterday in the Mayor's office had to be moved from the Mayor's office to room 260 to accommodate...
Low income bus pass program Now Available!
One bus pass per family for $27.50 . . . If you get food stamps and can pick it up during normal working hours....
Homelessness Up In Madison – Families and Children
Here's some sobering statistics about homeless families and children. I caught the article in the Wisconsin State Journal, and the predictable hateful comments...
Community Response to Stereotyping the Homeless
Follow up to Homeless Conference, more media, audio of the event and pictures, what's next, and Blaska's coming to the meeting! A special...
Homeless, Working Poor and Housing
I was talking to another blogger and we concluded that it is just so difficult to know where to begin to address these issues...