Since testing positive, Reynolds said he has not felt many symptoms. I think part of it for me was a little psychological, when I tested positive, I felt a little under the weather but not bad, he said. The reality of it is that I had no symptoms, I had no idea, it was just a fluke thing that I went and got a test and found out that it was positive.
After facing criticism online after going to lunch with local state leaders just days before testing positive for the virus, Reynolds said, It was outside dining, that is allowed. I don t want to talk about names of restaurants or people, they ve all been notified, whoever I was with was notified and they are taking the proper steps for precautions.
Madison made civil rights history in 1963 by adopting the first fair housing ordinance in the state
Thanks to a conservative white mayor, two forceful Black leaders, two pioneering women, a helpful city attorney, strong support from both city newspapers and a vast citizens’ support network, Madison made civil rights history in 1963 by adopting the state’s first open housing ordinance.
January 29, 2021 12:10 PM Stu Levitan
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Marshall Colston (second from right below with his family wife Eva and children Marty, Laura and Jacqueline, pictured left to right) took up the fight. Not everyone agreed, including the Board of Realtors, which circulated an anti-fair housing ad. (Courtesy of Capital Newspapers)
Madison in the Sixties – December, 1963 – Shirley Abrahamson helps Madison make civil rights history.
In 1963, racial discrimination in housing was perfectly legal in Wisconsin, and very real; only about 27% of the city’s rental units, and 12% of the houses for-sale, were available to nonwhites.
The city didn’t even have a meaningful board or commission working for civil rights. Instead, there was the Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights (MCHR), which the Council created in 1952 as a powerless consolation prize for activists after their proposed fair housing ordinance was soundly defeated.
In February, 1962, Atty. Lloyd Barbee, president of the state NAACP and chair of the Mayo’s Commission, released the draft of a tough human rights ordinance banning bias in housing, employment, and public accommodations. But it went nowhere, and Barbee soon moved to Milwaukee to start a successful 16-year lawsuit against segregation in the public schools. He also got elected to the Sta
Chico City Council lift hiring freeze on police department, will enforce encampment ban
In a six to one vote, the Chico City Council motioned to lift the hiring freeze on the Chico Police Department - allowing for the hiring of police officers, dispatchers, animal control, park rangers, and more.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 2:55 AM
Updated: Dec 16, 2020 8:49 AM
Posted By: Esteban Reynoso
CHICO, Calif. - The Chico City Council passed a motion to allow the local police department to hire more staff.
The previous City Council motioned to freeze all hiring at the beginning of the pandemic in hopes of saving the city money, and in anticipation of losing a lot more money over the summer.