By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com One of Evanston’s major grassroots activist groups has backed Baltimore administrator Daniel Ramos to become Evanston’s next City Manager. Ramos is Deputy Chief of Staff/Deputy City Manager for the City of Baltimore. In its endorsement, Jan.…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston will move forward with new initiatives to deter youth violence in 2022,tapping federal Covid recovery funds to pay for the programs. Council members voted 8-0 at their regular meeting, Monday, Jan. 9 to approve an allocation…
By Bob Seidenberg Like it or not, the barnacle is about to return to Evanston after nearly a two-year absence. City officials announced the return of booting starting this month. A vehicle with three or more parking tickets can be…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com A cardboard box salvaged from storage, some ping pong balls, and a colleague to record the ceremony — and you had all the ingredients needed to conduct a lottery determining which citizens would serve on a…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston is down to two candidates in its search for a new city manager. Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager for the City of Sacramento, and Daniel Ramos, Deputy Chief of Staff/Deputy City Administrator for the City…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston city staff has proposed a $867,000 expansion in initiatives to address the youth violence which has increased during the Covid pandemic, including incentives for businesses to provide more workplace development opportunities for both youths and their…
By Bob Seidenberg In a process with little public involvement thus far, Evanston City Council members are down to their final candidates in the search for the next city manager, according to Council members reports to constituents. In a 7th…
By Bob Seidenberg (rseiden914@gmail.com) Parks versus operations buildings (like the water plant)? Community centers versus municipal buildings? Police and Fire buildings versus libraries? Jesus Lardizabal, a consultant with Altura Solutions, reviewed some of the choices with Evanston resident Amanda Zrust,…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members moved November 8 to end the longstanding practice of offering the first hour of parking for free in the city’s downtown parking garages, starting January 1, despite criticism from some on the council…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members’ approval of a new leaf-blower ordinance has started the clock running for the eventual phasing out of gas-powered leaf blowers. At their Monday, November 8 meeting, Council members approved the leaf blower ordinance…
