Who’s Crime is More Important?
As a northside meeting about a specific apartment building nushroomed into a meeting about Northside Crime, similar to the one recently help on the...
Budget time is coming, and I"m feeling cranky.
You know, when we pass the budget, we fight quite a bit over what does and does not get funded. We scrimp and...
Solving "Crime" – Feel Good Ordinances or Real Solutions?
Amen! Paul Soglin said it pretty well - except for the part where he said half the city council is making it hard...
The Politics of Policing
So, 600 people on the Westside want more police services. Maybe. I'm not sure what they want. The angry emails...
The "Problem" with the Homeless
Has war been declared on the homeless? Should we fence off our parks, prevent people from getting food from food pantries and prevent...
Still Not Convinced.
Yesterday, the Council members were emailed a new version of the Public Nuisance Ordinance. I also attended a Community Meeting in the Darbo...
Other things in the Downtown Safety Plan
When Captain Mary Schauf reviewed the Downtown Safety Plan with me, I was very pleased. However, you likely didn't hear about the...
An agenda for the City
This spring's elections need to be about more than water, trolleys and taxes. Yes, our water needs to be safe to...
Neighborhood Officer Showdown . . . And More
Will Chief Noble Wray listen to the City Council or do his own thing? And if he does, what does that mean?During the...
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...
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...
A reason to be afraid this Halloween weekend?
Reading the WSJ is always a scary experience, but this morning, it was particularly scary . . . Mostly, I was surprised by this...