WAUWATOSA, Wisc. The Wauwatosa Peace Officers Association (WPOA) continues to recover from seemingly never-ending insults and distractions from Mayor Dennis McBride. A few weeks ago, Mayor McBride said that the WPOA, the local police union "was a problem" and that one of its members was “drinking
/ Jared Cain received this citation from the Milwaukee Police Department, alleging he “intentionally violated emergency curfew” in effect in Milwaukee on May 31, 2020. Cain redacted his address on the citation. He was among at least 170 people cited by city police for curfew violations during social justice protests in late May and early June.
During last summer’s protests for racial justice, a number of cities instituted curfews. Even at the time, these curfews were controversial. Critics claimed they were meant to stifle free speech and discourage people from protesting while proponents and city officials claimed they were meant to keep people safe.
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Last week the Wauwatosa police union demanded an apology from the mayor after he made the shocking comments on a local radio program. “The police union is a problem, they feel all of the elected officials in Wauwatosa weren’t sufficiently supportive of the police in 2020,” said Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride during an interview broadcast on 620 WTMJ.
Making matters worse, a Facebook Live video surfaced the week after showing the mayor becoming visibly agitated. When confronted at a community event a week ago, McBride told her to “go to hell” and called her and the rest of America “racist.”
Wauwatosa to adjust zoning codes, city seeks public input
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride wants to make sure his city reflects all of America. Wauwatosa‘s a dynamic community in a lot of ways but dynamic means ever-changing and we’ve changed a lot in 12 years, McBride said.
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride
McBride said some of the goals of the project are supporting and encouraging local business growth – and making sure all residents have equal access to things like housing and transportation. All zoning codes shape communities. In some ways, it’s been a very good thing – and in some ways, it hasn’t been as good. It’s been good to help us preserve our really beautiful neighborhoods and beautiful old houses, McBride said.