Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the City of Madison has worked hard to prevent evictions and provide expanded services for people experiencing homelessness to keep them safe from COVID-19 and from Wisconsin’s winter weather.
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway
Satya Rhodes-Conway is the 58th Mayor of Madison. She has extensive experience in local policy and practice, having worked with mayors across the country for over a decade, and serving three terms on the Madison Common Council. Elected in 2019, she is the city’s second female mayor and the first out LGBTQ person to serve as Mayor of Madison.
Recent Blog Posts
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Update on City Progress Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness
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Madison’s 2022 Budget Funds Three New Multilingual Community Connectors
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During the budget deliberations last week, Madison’s Common Council approved the addition of three new community connector positions within the Department of Civil Rights to begin in 2022.
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Madison Proclaims November 25 - December 10, 2021 as “16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence
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Gender-based violence, particularly violence against women has only gotten worse with the pandemic.
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City Moves Forward on Help for Unsheltered
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Earlier this year, the Common Council and I tasked City staff with developing alternatives to support members of our community experiencing homelessness who were living in City parks.
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Office of City Attorney Sends Letter to Special Counsel
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Today, the Madison City Attorney released the letter below to Special Counsel Michael Gableman.