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The Minority Report (Part 2 of 2: Policy)
This is the second half of our response to the April 15th State Of The City presentation. Part 1 discussed our objections to the way it was carried out. Here we’ll talk about some specific policy differences. For those of you short on time, you can follow along with this presentation packet. As noted last
... continue reading.The Minority Report (Part 1 of 2: Politics)
1 Comment on The Minority Report (Part 1 of 2: Politics)To the residents of the City Of Des Moines and to our colleagues on the City Council, This letter is what would be called in State, Federal government, the Minority Report–the response from the party not in power to the April 15th State Of The City presentation. A minority report has become customary with the
... continue reading.Defense
I’ve used the word ‘defensive’ a bit lately with regard to the administration and my colleagues. This started about the time Meg Tapucol-Provo published her resignation letter from the Police Diversity Committee. What I’ve tried to explain is that her experience on that committee was not isolated. She was simply reflecting on what is the
... continue reading.I need your help…
On March 24th, the City Of Des Moines posted on its web site the following: The City Council did not receive notification of this via official email. But, whatever, probably an oversight. So, being someone who is concerned about water quality issues in Des Moines and given the fact that I am a member of
... continue reading.Future Agendas
2 Comments on Future AgendasThe Future Agendas Report is the most important City document that most people have no idea even exists. It acts as sort of a calendar as to what/when things will be discussed at various upcoming public meetings. For example, if you have an interest in a certain project (eg. when are they redoing the Redondo
... continue reading.Water District 54 Tower
The King County Water District 54 reservoir, located on 11th Avenue between City Hall and the Police Department, is almost unique in Washington State. It is one of only three remaining well-water sources and is un-chlorinated. One ‘feature’ of the water is that it tends to contain high levels of manganese–a benign metal that naturally
... continue reading.A question re. diversity in hiring
I recently noticed that the City had posted several job openings in the building and planning department. These jobs have a very low turnover rate. So at the 18 March Regular City Council Meeting, I asked the City Manager what steps the City was taking wrt diversity in hiring. I wanted to make sure I
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The changing demographics of Des Moines, Washington
2000 2010 2020 White 74.20% 63.55% 51.30% Black 7.18% 9.08% 7.40% Native American 0.95% 1.07% 0.40% Asian 8.30% 10.66% 11.60% Pacific Islander 1.34% 2.41% 3.00% Other Races 3.29% 7.78% Two or more races 4.74% 5.45% 9.00% Hispanic or Latino 6.61% 15.17% 19.90% Information taken from the U.S. Census Thanks to Meg Tapucol-Provo
... continue reading.Letter of resignation from Des Moines Diversity Task Force: Meg Tapucol-Provo
4 Comments on Letter of resignation from Des Moines Diversity Task Force: Meg Tapucol-ProvoSubject: Stepping down from the DMPD Diversity Task Force To: Chief Ken Thomas, Des Moines Police Guild, City Council, etc. To the Members of the Des Moines Police Department Diversity Task Force, I am regretfully writing to inform you that I am stepping down from the Diversity Task Force. In joining this Task Force, my
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