Community Alliance for Better Government
Evanston, Illinois
My name is Lesley Williams from the Community Alliance for Better Government, and I am speaking in support of Ordinance 2-O-23, the proposed ban on cashless businesses in Evanston. Although there are not many in Evanston, this is a growing […]
January 19th 2023 Establish a plan to eliminate structural racism within Evanston City Government Establish a plan to increase the number of city staff living in Evanston to 50% within 10 years Improve transparency and communication with the public Finances […]
February 12th 2023 Do we really want a “destination real estate and development consulting firm” doing the economic impact study on Ryan Field? Joint Statement from the Community Alliance for Better Government, Most Livable City Association, Northwestern Graduate Workers, and […]
To: May or Daniel Biss Date: August 26th 2022 On Tuesday September 6th, the community will be introduced to 9 candidates for the vacated 2nd ward council seat. The applicants represent a range of talents, experiences and demographics: a former […]
To: Mayor Daniel Biss City Manager Luke Stowe Evanston City Council Members From: The Community Alliance for Better Government Re: Budget Public Hearings 11/06/2022 This Monday November 7th Evanston holds a Special Council Meeting in addition to the Truth […]
To Mayor Biss and the Evanston City Council. As we enter the next chapter in Evanston’s increasingly desperate search to find a new city manager, some reassessment is in order. Why do we not seem to be able to get […]
Let’s face it: there is no better 2nd ward candidate for us to get behind than Darlene Cannon. When she ran against Braithwaite last year she got 48% of the vote, losing by only 71 votes. She was endorsed by […]
Evanston has been through a long and painful few years: racial discrimination lawsuits, horribly shocking revelations of sexual abuse among beach staff, and the rapid departure of a city manager, police chief, parks chief and head of human resources. We […]