Luke Diaz

@LukeDiaz
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Mayor of Verona, WI. In favor of the environment; transparency; a vibrant downtown; spending responsibly; attainable housing; job creation; walkable streets
it's happening (this is an expansion of the service that already serves the Epic campus). Also! This expansion introduces para-transit service in Verona, an offering the City currently does not have. https://www.wkow.com/news/top-stories/officials-vote-unanimously-to-expand-metro-transit-to-verona/article_ceb3012e-3fe3-444f-9aa1-c99403ac1cb3.html
On March 10th, the City of Verona passed a Resolution Resolution in Support of Reauthorization of State Funding for Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and it's kind of striking how much the program does just in Verona. A really great program.
The Power of Fire to Revive Grasslands

Prescribed fire can revive wildlife habitat, prevent wildfires and maintain healthy grasslands that once covered much of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

The Nature Conservancy
Me and the kid helped out on a prairie burn today. It was mainly educational for us, but we did our part and prevented the embers from spreading to the wrong fields (as you can see the kid doing in the picture below). It's kind of incredible how hot the fires get.
@ddrake Yeah, it's definitely a response to the political moment. I (along with other elected officials) felt we had to make a statement. The local response has been positive overall, although not entirely positive.
Check out this picture of a bird I took! It's upside down! Not sure what kind though.

the thing i hate most about tech is that it often doesnt allow solved problems to remain solved.

i want permacomputing stuff. i want a computer like a cast iron pan. needs its care yes but its not much and not often.

I'm really not keen on America re-learning why environmental regulations are good actually.
The City portion of the State of the City Address. I think I might talk a little too fast, but the program was running behind so....(the Verona Area School District is earlier in the program if you're curious) https://youtu.be/S5paENiCpQQ?si=x7o04cXsQqE06fua&t=3224
State of the City 2025

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Two years ago, we flipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Now, we need to protect the liberal majority in this battleground state by electing Susan Crawford on April 1. With key cases on abortion rights, workers' rights, and fair election maps likely to come before the court, we're all-in to win in WI.