Mayor's press conference happening right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd2S...

News Conference: Update from Mayor and City Officials August 5, 2026

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Well this is sure to improve the public discourse.... www.channel3000.com/news/indepen...

Independent Police Monitor: 'I will burn this city down'

MADISON, Wis. — Footage posted to Facebook shows the city’s independent police monitor Aeiramique Glass saying she, "will burn this city down." The footage was posted by Office of the

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City removes things from Marquette neighborhood, dumps it in Emerson East. www.wkow.com/news/top-sto...

Items from Williamson Street encampment move to Demetral Park; friends of Ruiz react

MADISON (WKOW) -- At Demetral Park, items from the former Williamson Street encampment sit inside the parking lot, waiting for people to retrieve their items.

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NIMBYs trying to weaponize landmarking thwarted by their building name being racist. That's gotta fill a Madison bingo card, right? madison.com/news/local/b...

Neighbors want to save the Wonder Bar. Here's its complicated past

The bar was renamed in 1934, two months after the release of a movie that was considered racist even at the time.

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It's Online Madison Common Council time. Mayor is at an undisclosed location. There will be a presentation about next steps for the Police Civilian Oversight Board by Common Council President Madison. Reforms of PCOB have been dropped, as all sponsors withdrew. www.cityofmadison.com/city-hall/co...

Madison's Mayor calls for an end to the "occupation" of Willy @ Baldwin. www.cityofmadison.com/news/2026-07...

Tuesday's Madison Common Council Meeting will be virtual only after protests following Corey Ruiz's killing by Madison police. www.cityofmadison.com/news/2026-07...

Madison's Police Civilian Oversight Board members are asking for an increased in the Office of the Independent Monitor budget to 1% of the police budget (though at least one asked for 5%). 2026 police budget was $100M, so that means an increase in OIM (2026) funding from $400k to $1M.

Where do you get your news? I was skeptical but this was a great q. (they actually all listed more) Martinez-Rutherford: Everything Sullivan: WPR & Financial Times Castañeda: Print NYT Bennett: The bill itself (also Cap Times + Isthmus) Ben-Ami: talk to constituents & stakeholders (also local news)

I'm at the WI Assembly District 76 Candidate forum! I'll give some highlights. It's also being livestreamed RIGHT NOW. www.facebook.com/NorthsideMad...

Come to the 76th WI Assembly district candidate forum tonight, 6-8pm, Door Creek Church 1181 N Sherman Ave! www.facebook.com/events/15226...

Tonight Madison Plan Commission approved demo and construction of new Cherokee Middle School. It has been somewhat controversial in that it now includes multi-lane pick up/drop off area, and more than the allowed parking spaces. Com. Wasniewski voted against. madison.legistar.com/LegislationD...

Transportation Commission, 5 pm Wednesday madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=... Perry Street overpass (or something) Public support favored a bike/bed bridge, therefore staff concluded that none of the options met all requirements, so they have to redesign the whole Park St/Beltline interchange???

Madison Council President Madison wants a mediator to work with Council and OIM/PCOB to work through any changes to police oversight. www.cityofmadison.com/news/2026-07...

The officer who killed Ruiz is unlikely to face prosecution, or even discipline. Most of this process is prescribed by state law, and so there isn't much the city can do about it (like releasing evidence, put OIM in charge of investigation, etc.). captimes.com/news/governm...

Wisconsin law professor Ion Meyn writes that training instructs follows "force first" principles

UW law professor: Madison shooting unnecessary, will be justified by police

Wisconsin law professor Ion Meyn writes that training instructs follows "force first" principles

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PCOB/OIM reforms popular with many on Council look dead. They would have required them to use the City's attorney for many matters, follow city policies, required them to enter into an MOU with MPD to get access to police data, and make more reports to Council. madison.legistar.com/LegislationD...

Tonight at Madison's Police Civilian Oversight Board. A discussion of a motion to place proposed restrictions to Board on file with prejudice, asking Council to start again. Freedom Inc calls for OIM/PCOB to have independent consul, a budget 5% of the police budget, and to direct MPD policy.

Shit CNN is here.

Aeiramique Glass, an independent police monitor in Madison, Wisconsin, accused police of obstructing her investigation into a deadly shooting by an officer.

Police monitor in Madison to subpoena department for evidence in shooting

The independent watchdog accused police of obstructing her inquiry into the shooting. Madison's police chief said he would cooperate “to the extent that I can.”

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The Madison PD press conference has been taken over by protesters calling themselves anti-Zionist socialists. They are arguing with some people in the crowd who want the press conference to continue. MPD is asking the state to conduct a homicide investigation.

The Police Civilian Oversight Board is meeting tonight at 6pm. It will be a virtual meeting and you can register to join here. www.cityofmadison.com/city-hall/co...

A memorial reads "He Should Be Alive," at the intersection of Willy and Baldwin, where this afternoon Madison police shot and killed a 30-year-old man on a bike. For many, today evoked a feeling of deja vu. Team coverage from @isthmusmadison.bsky.social is now online. isthmus.com/news/news/fa...

I’ve been briefed on the officer-involved shooting that occurred in Madison today and continue to receive updates as more information is released. There must be transparency and accountability in any investigation moving forward.

Last night's Council was almost prescient given today's killing by police on Willy St. Council had been looking to produce more structure and accountability for the Civilian Police Oversight Board. WI DOJ DCI will be investigating this case - unclear what role Madison Independent Monitor will have.

Zenz@therealzenz.bsky.social · 2w ago

Madison Common Council President invited reps from a national police oversight organisation to give a presentation, and Council isn't letting them leave, even 3+hrs in! Presentation is worth watching on 1.5 speed, starts at ~25 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LbI...

Madison Common Council President invited reps from a national police oversight organisation to give a presentation, and Council isn't letting them leave, even 3+hrs in! Presentation is worth watching on 1.5 speed, starts at ~25 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LbI...

Common Council: Meeting of July 21, 2026

YouTube video by City of Madison Wisconsin

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I don't really understand why the New York Times called Francesca Hong a "socialist." I looked at her platform and don't see a single thing about socializing the means of production. This is pretty standard New Deal Democrat stuff. Mostly just lots of redistribution. francescahong.com/policy/

The videos for these meetings are now on the YouTube page. All I had to do was ask!

Zenz@therealzenz.bsky.social · 4w ago

Maybe I'm going crazy, but the May 12th removal of Imes is missing from Shorewood Hill's youtube page. In fact, they seemed to have stopped posting regular board meetings after that. www.youtube.com/@villageofsh... But the Isthmus recorded it at the meeting (link to it is in the article).

Staff didn't even ask residents whether they would object to parking removal (or potentially support it) 😞

Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island@spiralisland.bsky.social · 4w ago

Transportation Commission (5pm Wednesday) madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=... - Jurisdiction transfer / rerouting 151 onto the Beltline - Parman Terrace reconstruction (wtf is this??) - No Turn On Red discussion

OK, I need some Shorewood Hills residents to help write this up for Brian Mooney.

Ryan Horton@giannishorton.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wisconsin Policy Forum’s 2026 Salute to Local Government nominations are due July 31. The Norman N. Gill Award for Individual Excellence would be a good fit. :-)