They Speak for the Trees!
I call them the Lorax committee, but their real title is the Habitat Stewardship Committee and three of them also serve as the Tree...
Lame Duck County Board Week Ahead
A couple items of interest. Meeting list here, agendas here. There were several meetings listed that didn't have agendas available...
Another Downtown Demolition
Another demoltion, this one downtown. Some of these demolitions aren't really that interesting, but you never know, so I post them all.Please be...
Recovering from a HOT Sunday (No Attachments) Week Ahead
Well, this is a frustrating week, there are many, many, many discussions on issues with no attachments on the agenda, but I can guarantee...
Election Night Parties!
Sitting home tonight so you can stay riveted to the internet to find out the results as quickly as possible? Will you be...
Is a Rollback of Car Insurance Minimum Coverage Needed?
On the surface there seems to be a tension between protecting people from a relatively slight risk of excessive bodily injury costs versus saving an inconclusive amount of money on their insurance. Why not provide both? Keep the 2009 minimums and help Wisconsin motorists save money by promoting Pay As You Drive (PAYD) car insurance to allow Wisconsin's drivers to control their costs. As an added benefit, research has shown that PAYD can reduce crash rates and congestion.
Crazy 20 days: Wis Labor Protests
This is day 20 of my video taping the current events. The last 24 hours were clearly the craziest. Twice I was told I was risking arrest during the last two weeks, but nothing happened either time, and in the end, justice prevailed, for now . . . here's what happened in the last few hours.
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 . . .