200 block E Mifflin – Huge Building, Several Demolitions
Wow! This project is back . . . interesting use of the word "preservation" . . . James Madison Park Neighborhood MeetingProposed Developments...
RTA Discussion
I was a little surprised by who showed up . . . and who didn't! 7 people spoke against the RTA,...
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday Round Up
Yikes! I'm behind! Gotta catch up today . . . Looks a little short, perhaps I was a little too harsh about...
Social Justice Center Mural Dedication
Despite the fire at Jolly Bob's last night and the electricity outage this morning, and the rain . . . the party continues on!...
Updates on James Madison Park
When your alder doesn't work for you, sometimes you just have to do it yourself. Thanks Joe and Aleen!
Lawyers Doing Good Things!
Lawyers not named Kratz. Wish I had known about this earlier . . .
Dane County Education Meeting
The community wide education meeting was very much a success. With a solid crowd and great speakers, the Sunday afternoon meeting...
Another City Secret?
Ok, how the hell does this happen? Bids have already gone out for two-way Johnson and Gorham traffic study, a nearly $5M project! Staff have already interviewed the respondents
Immigration as a Moral Issue (Day One 9/18)
Leila Pine and the James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Church have embarked on a class to explore the issues. They asked me to video tape it and I felt the issue was important enough to do so. So, here's day one (September 18th). Later this week day two, and hopefully day three!
Green Party Looking for True Progressive Candidate to Challenge Walker
You can call it being a spoiler if you want, but so far, the choices to challenge Walker are uninspiring.
Last Minute Voting Info
Sent to neighborhood leaders to help with questions about today . . .
Entitlements? Or Human Rights? Or Criminalization?
Yesterday was Human Rights Day and the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty issued a report card on the Human Right to Housing - we didn't do well.
Safe, decent, affordable housing is a basic human right, recognized globally and defined with specificity in international law. But while the U.S. was a leader in establishing and championing international human rights law and institutions over 60 years ago, and continues to speak out as a leader on the global stage, unfortunately here at home our words do not match our reality.