Host Stu Levitan welcomes Lucia Nunez, Director, City of Madison Department of Civil Rights, and Norman Davis, Affirmative Action Manager, City of Madison Department of Civil Rights, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about their agency’s role and the state of civil rights in Madison.

Host Stu Levitan welcomes Natalie Erdman, Executive Director, Community Development Authority, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Madison’s Community Development Authority and its Housing Operations Unit.

On this episode of Access: City Hall, host Stu Levitan talks to Kevin Briski, City of Madison Parks Superintendent, and Madelyn Leopold, Vice President, City of Madison Board of Park Commissioners. They talk about Madison’s parks, as well as other Parks Department facilities.

Stu Levitan welcomes Kaleem Caire, President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Madison, to talk about racism in Madison schools and discuss a possible charter school for young African American male students.

Guests Brad Murphy, Planning Division Director, City of Madison Dept. of Planning and Community and Economic Development, and Bill Fruhling, Principal Planner, Planning Division, City of Madison Dept. of Planning and Community and Economic Development talk about the City of Madison’s Downtown Plan and look at how it works with the Comprehensive Plan and various neighborhood planning efforts.

On this episode of Access: City Hall, host Stu Levitan presents a slide show on how the University of Wisconsin has affected the city of Madison over the years.

Prominent local bloggers David Blaska and Brenda Konkel. Former Dane County Supervisor David Blaska writes “Blaska’s Blog”, which can be found at www.thedailypage.com/blaska/. Former Alder Brenda Konkel writes “This Side of Town”, which can be found at www.forwardlookout.com/brenda-konkel. They’ll talk about local issues and respond to questions from the lively discussion on the dailypage forum.

City of Madison Parks Superintendent Kevin Briski talks about Madison’s parks, as well as other Parks Department facilities, such as the Goodman swimming pool, Olbrich Gardens, and the golf courses.

For more information, go to www.cityofmadison.com/parks

Stephen Fleischman, Director, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art discusses the programs and exhibits at the museum with host Stu Levitan.