Public Safety

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Game Halloween: 68 to 0

That's right, in this game the "excited" police are at 68, civil liberties at Zero.I wonder how that compares to downtown arrests on a...

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...

It’s a stick up!

Police overtime. You have no choice, you have to pay it. It's an annual heist and we pay and pay and...

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...

County Board (Brief) Recap

Short and sweet.

Halloween: By the numbers

Congratulations! This year, the State St. Halloween celebration seems to have ended successfully! "Riots" at 1:43 am didn't need to end in...

SCFL Fails to Endorse Mahoney

Hmmm . . . major labor group doesn't recommend sheriff for endorsement due to his ICE policy . . . I'm glad someone is...

EEEE Round Up: Everything Else Except the Edgewater

That title sounds like it should be sung to the tune from "All Along the Watchtower" . . . but yes, there are other...

The Great Cookie Caper!

I received this email from a local Village resident(thanks for putting me on the mailing list). While I am not surprised that one...

Downtown Residents Concerns – Not Police.

Last night, downtown Alders Verveer, Rummel and myself (Eli Judge was ill) met with the Capitol Neighborhoods group to discuss issues of concern to...

Policing Discussion

If you have time, take some time to read the policing thread over at thedailypage.com. It's clearly one of the most interesting threads...

County’s Version of Over Paid (Overtime) Bus Drivers

Only in the case of the county it isn't bus drivers . . . its . . . the sheriffs. Here's...