On Monday night, Dec. 10, 2018, the Evanston City Council voted 9-0 Monday night to honor the citizens’ referendum to save Harley Clarke by taking imminent demolition off the table. They did this by voting down an appeal of the Preservation Commission’s unanimous rejection of a certificate to demolish. Watching the proceedings via livestream TV, […]
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Harley Clarke mansion as public lakefront asset: Preserve or demolish Posted October 14, 2018 How about a good old-fashioned grassroots community meeting? This is a proposal originally made on: — June 6, 2018: to Design Evanston, Evanston Lakehouse & Gardens (ELHG), Evanston Lighthouse Dunes (ELD). I believe that DE submitted my proposal as part […]
Is Economics a Science? Not without Core Courses in “Money Mechanics” & “Public Money” Posted April 23, 2018 Last week, the Department of Economics at Northwestern University announced its unanimous vote to classify economics as a STEM major. Additional approvals are required before the reclassification is implemented, but the article in the Daily Northwestern made […]
Evanston, Illinois – Equity & Empowerment Plan: What happened to “Access”? Early in 2017, the City of Evanston, IL created an Office of Equity and Empowerment. According to the Office’s webpage, “The City of Evanston has embarked on a new mission to more intentionally address issues of access, equity and empowerment. Diversity and inclusion are […]
Democracy in Action: Participatory Budgeting Petition – Good Neighbor Fund (Evanston-Northwestern University) Posted July 1, 2017 To: Evanston residents Members of the Northwestern University community (students, faculty, staff) Friends of Evanstonians and Northwestern folks Anyone who cares about real democracy cc: Maria Hadden, Participatory Budgeting Project – Chicago Ines Sommer – filmmaker, Count Me […]