Reporters! Ask the Question! (Updated Twice)
Sigh . . . lovely stories about no one being turned away from shelter . . . but no mention of the following:
Camp Quixote and Quixote Village
Olympia Washington . . . perhaps the smallest city by the numbers, but clearly a larger metropolitan area. 50,000 population, roughly.
Whoville and Eugene SLEEPS
Also in Eugene, is something that will look more familiar to Madison . . .
Thankful.
Given the new perspective I have gotten working on the ground with homeless persons in the last few years, I don't even know where to begin with the list of things I am grateful for - because just the smallest things we all take for granted - like being able to change out of wet socks when I step in a puddle and then warm up - have all taken on new meaning. And with the recent Race to Equity report, I've relearned what a privilege it is to be white in this community. So I can't really make that list, but here is one good example of what I am thankful for, for so many reasons.
Friends of the State Street Family “Outreach”
Hands down, my favorite group in town! Check out the unbelievable work they do!
TRC Silent Auction Tonight!
Brink Lounge, 701 East Washington Ave., 5 - 7 pm . . . check out all the goodies and thank the donors!
Privatization Pirates!
Watching Captain Phillips recently, my wife turned to me and said "I've found someone who has a harder job than I do". I...
United Sportsmen
There is a scandal brewing in Wisconsin that not only typifies exactly who the Wisconsin Republican party is but what is wrong with Wisconsin...
ACK!
Sorry - light blogging week - busy with work. SB179 is currently kicking my ass. Nothing but work - tons of blogging...
Radical Changes to Tenant Landlord law near complete
Tuesday night the Wisconsin Senate passed SB 179, the third piece of legislation in two years to drastically alter tenant landlord law. This law removes over 20 Madison ordinances and changes over 20 statewide laws, resulting in over 75 law changes since 2011 Wisconsin Act 108. Here is a summary of some of the areas of the law that will be impacted:
Q&A on the Federal Government Shut Down
By the Public Interest Law Section of the Wisconsin Bar . . . helpful and cute.
Tony Galli – updated
We brought the recent story of WKOW, and their employee Tony Galli, making the Bradley Foundation's day and attacking a local elementary art teacher....