HSV Progressive

Good old fashioned I take a full hour to talk about a city council meeting - - starting to feel some of the burden and pressure of work to melt a bit during this winter break! - - also 7 Dec County Commission BRIEF observations (listen and you'll see why). I was going to work on some desk organizing but I think I'm done for today and am going to have a piece of pumpkin pie. Hope you are all well -...

Thanks for tuning in for my take on Planning Commission Nov meeting, 23 Nov meeting for Madison County Commission comments, and more than you ever wanted to consider about the 1st Dec Huntsville City Council meeting. 

Holiday city councils are sometimes short - - this one was pretty short, some interesting hints are coming attractions, nonetheless! Tune in! Thanks.

What's keeping me from the microphone and what's due!

We talk a bit about alternatives to policing as it exists now - - constraints on how power is shared to do anything about it. 

Keep having those conversations! Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving - - broadcasting from ancestral lands of the Chickasaw, Coushatta, Alabashehati, Creek, Shawnee, and Cherokee.

27 Oct 2022 Huntsville City Council meeting

Check out more info about Kathy at www.kathyforcongress.com And vote Tuesday 8 November.

Read Amy's article about the Madison County ERAP debacle:  https://www.bamapolitics.com/114323/strong-reasons-why-the-now-defunct-madison-county-emergency-rental-assistance-program-was-a-complete-debacle/ The song of the episode was "All Rise, The Sneaky Snakes of Kudzu" by friend-of-show Lolas from Birmingham. Check them out on Bandcamp: https://lolas.bandcamp.com/

Some words, conversation starters about goings-on in local government: Madison County Commission meeting of the 12th of Oct 22, HSV City Council 13 Oct 22, Huntsville Environmental Committee input meeting, and more. Some links! -- HESC webpage: https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/HESC and direct link to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hsvenvironment TAKE THIS SURVEY PLZ! Justia (resource for Alaba...

Conversation this episode with Jared Budlong, Independent, write-in candidate for the Governor of Alabama. Election Day is the 8th of November; please check your registration status and help people get to the polls. But first: have a listen and start a conversation. Thanks!

A poem, some music, City Council from 22 Sep 22, and notes from the Planning Commission meeting and more. Hope you'll find something to talk about and that you'll come back for more content all the time! Thanks for listening.

I'm really catching up with my content! Here are a few comments about the 25 Aug and 8 Sep Huntsville City Council meetings. Hope you hear something interesting and come back soon! Lots of good stuff coming! Conversations with candidates, about policing, about planning commission and new Environmental Sustainability Committee. Thanks for listening - - pass the word, rate on your platform - - keep...

A conversation with another city government watcher! Meet Tris Emmy Wilson. And here is Tris' website: https://tris.fyi/ (the "local government notes" section at the top of the page has everything interesting to see nested somewhere underneath its links, the "contact information" section at the bottom has her email)

These are a few random observations from 18 Aug 22 HSV City Council Work Session (BUDGET for '23!) and The 23 Aug Planning Commission meeting. Thanks for joining, sharing, thinking!

I have a few words to share about . . . 28 July City Council, 2 Aug DEI forum, 11 Aug City Council. Have a listen, agree or disagree, just be sure to think about things!! More content on its way. Thank you!

I've been recuperating but I'm not out of the game. Plans!! 

We finish up Danny's platform and talk about a few things, including how important it is for folks to turn out to vote in the municipal elections on the 23rd of August. I have Covid, so please forgive my croakiness - - and make no mistake - - it's a miserable disease and I'm mighty glad I am vaccinated and boostered and I still wouldn't wish it on anyone - - and I wear a mask in public indoors sti...

Thanks for joining for this interview with Alan who calls on us to think about things differently -- more holistically, more intertwined -- enjoy and pass it on! For more information about integrated design, visit http://i2rd.co/

Welcome to a sorta free-wheeling conversation about . . . important stuff. I enjoyed myself - - hope you do! Thx for listening.

I have a few things to get off my chest. Plus I talk about the most recent HSV city council meeting. Thanks for joining in.

Have a listen to my conversation with candidate for Huntsville City Council District 2, Danny Peters. Even if you're not in District 2, you want to get to know who is on the City Council! Or who you'd like to vote for (or you'd like your friends to vote for). Hope you enjoy it!

Mayor Dean and I have another conversation, this time more along the lines of the homelessness and housing affordability crises that are barrelling down on us, and on prison reform, and maybe some of how the two are related. Thanks for tuning in!

Thanks for joining me for my semi-monthly rant about all things Huntsville and Huntsville City Council. Hope you find something here to start a conversation about. All Power to the People.

A short discussion about some of what's going on with the houseless community in HSV with Tom Moss, friend of the show and homeless advocate. Thanks for stopping by.