When does 1.9 = 2.4?
When you are the City of Madison police department. Ok - you asked for it. Several people asked me, "why isn't that on...
How much does one police officer cost?
It depends.The first 18 officers the Mayor added to the budget would start on May 27th and would cost the city $49,500 per officer...
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...
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...
Thursday Round Up
Thursday round up, round two this week. I'm not sure if it is lazy blogging or just still too much to blog about....
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...
Crime Snapshot
These two graphs from the Madison Police Department speak volumes about the reality of crime rates in Madison.Population Growth in the City of MadisonNumber...
Downtown Residents Concerns – Not Police.
Last night, downtown Alders Verveer, Rummel and myself (Eli Judge was ill) met with the Capitol Neighborhoods group to discuss issues of concern to...
New Year’s Eve Round Up
There were too many items yesterday for me not to do a round up - so here it is . . . COUNTY BOARD...
Council Recap – Curfew (#102)
They really should have moved this item up on the agenda. They didn't get to it until after 10:00 . . . and...
Board of Estimates – Council preview of a few issues
Often, what happens at Board of Estimates is considered to be a preview of what will happen at the Common Council . . ....
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...