The Cost of 30 Police Officers.

At the last council meeting, we stopped crime in Madison. Well, not really. We passed two ordinances, one that would stop new...

Serious Crime or Quality of Life

The Isthmus has reported on how the police a going to crack down on the west side, and included the letter the police department...

Voila! And now the Mayor Agrees to Try to Add 30 Police Officers

That didn't take long. I wonder what the "sacrifice and cuts" are going to be? To: Chief Noble...

Garbage Cart Info

Here's the info you need for the new garbage collection (the tan carts) service that begins on Monday. (Giggle, I still don't have...

Water Utility Resignation Is A Start.

I gotta agree with Bill Leuders. Well, kinda. I'm not sad about seeing Gonzalez leave, in fact, it wasn't soon enough. ...

Your Chance to Impact the Water Utility

This is from a neighborhood listserve and I thought I'd share it. Thanks to Dan Melton for getting this information together:WANTED: Three...

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...

Move Out Trash

August 15th. The day a large percentage of downtown residents, not just students, all have their leases renewed, and many of them move....

Castle Place – Ooops!

No parking?!Castle Place is a little street going up a relatively steep hill between E Gorham and Lake Mendota next to Christ Presbyterian Church...

Good News: Improvements to Railroad Tracks on Blair/Williamson

For all of you who have been riding your bike and wiped out on the railroad tracks by Blair/Williamson, we have good news!Interim repairs...

Finally doing something about the Water Utility?

Well, this puts a whole new twist on things. The question over who has the legal authority to manage anything at the water utility...