City Council Chronicles

City Council Chronicles


City Council Chronicles 123: Samba Baldeh -- Madison, WI Alder

June 01, 2019

Samba Baldeh--Madison, WI alder--answers a crucial question: why does Madison call its council members "alders"? Then he discusses an emotional council meeting in which race and culture crept into a budgetary matter, as well as the police chief's accusatory blog post that declared a "pre-emptive first strike" on the council.


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