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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We finally have an updated YIMBY index. We'll get Alder Nzegwu on there once she votes on something. I've got her little picture ready and everything! www.councilytics.com

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've requested Trustee Utschig provide the records his accusations are based upon. He has so far refused, wanting me to request them myself through the village (which could take a while and possibly cost money). OK, now go out and enjoy the beautiful day!

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This morning Shorewood Hills Trustee Utschig released a statement to his private email list, linking 10 Lodgic building survey responses to (what he claims are) Stevens Point IP addresses used by Police Chief Weitzel. He also expressed concern about a 2024 civil rights lawsuit against the village.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Another special Shorewood Hills Trustee meeting tonight to in part discuss former Admin Mooney's employment. Maybe they just love hanging out with each other and can't do it without calling a special meeting. What, are they going to try to fire Mooney?

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The world needs more Plan Commission (or whatever they call it) coverage!

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A really cool downtown map packet. Bookmark! Lots of cool maps here. www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planni...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Come down to the Madison is for People, Downtown Area Plan Feedback session - Wednesday at 6pm, Madison Municipal Building. I'll be there! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/madis...

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Madison is for People Downtown Plan Feedback

Madison is for People members will be meeting with planning staff to discuss the Downtown Plan. We will be advocating for more, better, and affordable housing downtown.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The amended motion to require an update on various police recommendations with the MPD final report, and then twice a year, passes unanimously.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tonight at Madison Common Council street construction politics! Some on Milwaukee St near new Stackweather plat face special assessments for road reconstruction - city paying $5M and residents paying $450k total (approx $7k/resident). Includes new multi-use path. madison.legistar.com/LegislationD...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Come down to the Madison is for People, Downtown Area Plan Feedback session - Wednesday at 6pm, Madison Municipal Building. I'll be there! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/madis...

actionnetwork.org

Madison is for People Downtown Plan Feedback

Madison is for People members will be meeting with planning staff to discuss the Downtown Plan. We will be advocating for more, better, and affordable housing downtown.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Shorewood Hill's response to Imes' lawsuit, from the court. Not much of substance here even though it is 14 pages. The village's main arguments are that they followed proper procedures for removal and service of the lawsuit might have been improper/late. www.councilytics.com/2026CV002166...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The end of the Shorewood Hills meeting saw Ullsvik and Crowly drift away from the Lotfi 3. Voted for: Board mediation, direct Ullsvik's public safety committee to stop looking into the Chief, for individual trustees to not contact contractors (which Lotfi said she would ignore). All of those passed.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Who's going to give me $100 to FIND THE TRUTH!

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm in Shorewood Hills. I had to do a vibe check. They argued about what was going to be on the agenda for 24 minutes. So I guess that is the vibe.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Shorewood Hills Trustee Rocky Van Asten lashed out at President Lotfi over her control of agendas in an email to Trustees and some residents. He quickly begs forgiveness in an email to a campaign list. Luckily he gave the exact date of the letter - open records request sent!

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Shorewood Hills Trustees met today after PD Chief's lawyer sent the village cease & desist letter; Trustee Utschig seeks records into whether a cop submitted 6 answers to the 2025 Lodgic survey. Trustees called meeting after Pres. Lotfi refused to provide the letter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSG9...

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September 9, 2026 Special Board of Trustees Meeting

YouTube video by Village of Shorewood Hills

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Increasing Office of Independent Police Monitor funding by $28k fails 7-12 with Mayer, Zhang, Glenn, Lieberman, Martinez-Rutherford, Matthews, Nzegwu voting yes (it needed 15 votes).

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

OK, why hasn't a real news source picked this up? Seems like a big deal if true.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A $100k Willy St business stabilization fund FAILS 13-7 (requires 15 votes) O'Brien, Ochowicz, Pritchett, Tishler, Field, Figueroa Cole, Madison vote no.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Madison Common Council unanimously denies the landmark application of the Wonder Bar.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Looks like Shorewood Hills may be considering disciplining the Police Chief over her supposed role in stuffing the Lodgic building community survey in 2025. Just totally normal stuff, and I'm sure it has nothing to do with the Chief's report last year about Pres. Lotfi harassing staff.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

At Madison Common Council tonight, an appeal of Landmarks approval to divide a lot for a flag lot in University Heights local historic district. The appeal says that the new 4.1ksqft lot is too small to maintain the character of larger adjacent lots.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most leftist policy in housing is to let the capitalists destroy themselves through overproduction, just like Marx said they would. www.therebuild.pub/p/asheville-...

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Asheville Built So Much Housing That Landlords are Begging

As readers of this Substack, you are most likely acutely aware that across the country there is a massive shortage of housing units.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Shorewood Hills Admin Assistant quit Friday, told off Board of Trustees in long resignation letter. "The problem ... is the environment that has been created, in large part, by the actions and behavior of certain members of the Board of Trustees toward Village staff."

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Dodgeville hires Shorewood Hills Administrator Mooney.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wow...this is messed up. A Department chair notified of sexual misconduct is generally obligated to report that to Compliance. Chair in this case previously had a sexual relationship with that professor, and still felt like she could decide on her own to do nothing. captimes.com/news/educati...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Madison Finance Committee tonight cut Alder Mayer's proposed $275k to $75k in aid to businesses near Willy Street after the Ruiz shooting protests, and unanimously denied Matthew's attempt to give $28k to the Office of the Independent Police Monitor in their 2026 budget. These now go to council.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Tonight Madison Plan Commission, staff is recommending reduced density and more mixed use at a future Hawks Nest subdivision than requested. They want to reduce TR-U2 to TR-U1 in the 3 lots to the east. Staff say less density consistent with neighborhood plan. At 302 McDowell.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm not usually obsessed with soaking the rich, but how is it that my shitty cape cod in Eken Park gets assessed at $400k and yet a literal mansion by the lake is only at $1.2M? That this is only paying $20k taxes/year is a little crazy. How about mayoral candidates wade into assessment politics!

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In the Shorewood Hills Village Bulletin this morning Pres. Lotfi says that the village might look chaotic from the outside, but is just settling into a new equilibrium, the system catching up to unresolved problems. Says removing Trustees won't fix anything. shorewoodhillswi.gov/vertical/sit...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Working my way through Shorewood Hill's 8/18 meeting. So far several residents called for new trustees and President to resign, another that they are "bulls in a china shop." Other villagers worried about an alleged cover up by the Police & Mooney of a police officer stuffing Lodgic building survey

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In new letter former Shorewood Hills Trustee Bob Falk directly blames Trustees Lotfi, Utschig, and Van Asten for creating a toxic environment in the village and for staff departures. Blames them for berating staff, needless investigations, and improperly selling village property; asks them to resign

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Monday's special Madison Council meeting about the city's clearing of Willy&Baldwin worth a watch. Mayor says plans to clear it developed largely in secret to prevent a leak; city acted from safety concerns and increasing number of homeless rather than protesters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8h0...

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Common Council: Meeting of August 24, 2026

YouTube video by City of Madison Wisconsin

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Can you imagine working in this office?

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chali @chalipittman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Brian Mooney, the village administrator of Shorewood Hills, has resigned. He says he can no longer tolerate "perpetual turmoil" alongside "constant personal attacks." Eight others admin staff have resigned in the last year. — for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/sh...

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Shorewood Hills village administrator resigns amid ‘perpetual turmoil’

Shorewood Hills village administrator Brian Mooney has resigned, making it the ninth staff resignation from the village in the last year.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Spring's Madison mayoral race is looking interesting. Former Council President Syed Abbas and former Alder Brian Benford both announced. Abbas challenging from the political right and Benford from the left. Abbas madison365.com/syed-abbas-f... Benford madison.com/news/local/g...

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Syed Abbas, former Madison Common Council president, announces bid for mayor

Former Madison alder and Common Council President Syed Abbas announced at an event Thursday that he is joining the race for mayor in next spring’s election. "I do believe... Madison is at a very impo...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In Shorewood Hills Trustee Utschig is pursuing an investigation of whether village police "stuffed" the Lodgic building survey, and has pissed off the EMS & Fire union rep by kicking him off the Health and Safety Committee (apparently against ordinance) because the rep doesn't live in the village

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In other news, ZENZ Analytics, LLC is officially announcing a new municipal administration service! Our motto: "We're pretty smart! How hard can this be?" Contact us for a quote today!

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Shorewood Hills' Administrator Brian Mooney has finally resigned. The village is now left with almost no administrative staff, a stunning collapse of a local government that was fully staffed and functioning last year. Official Village statement trying to frame it as orderly.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Come out to Eken Park Fest tomorrow! Madison's best festival! www.facebook.com/ekenparkfest/

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 11/08/2026

A stacked bar chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Approval and disapproval of Trump's job performance."

The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? (%)."

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Really interesting distribution of votes (not mine). www.reddit.com/r/madisonwi/...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

With District 15 Alder Martinez-Rutherford likely going to the WI State Assembly, Madison will have 2 vacant alder seats (unclear when Martinez-Rutherford will vacate). Applications for Council to appoint a new alder to District 1 have just closed. Both seats will be up for election in Spring 2027.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Evers does the classic "email from a constituent" to express concerns about some behavior by Madison's Independent Police Monitor. He is a centrist member of Council. www.cityofmadison.com/council/dist...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Several alders last night seemed bothered by the mayor's use of police to end the Willy & Baldwin encampment. At the same time, the Mayor seemed resistant at her press conference to increase funding for the Independent Monitor, citing state budget constraints. Possible conflict in budget season.

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Jonathan Mertzig @mertzigzag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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...

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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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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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...

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