News Roundup: Forward Scholars
Forward Scholars was featured in not one, not two, but three local news stories! Check them out here.] CBS58 featured us in “Race to read: Program aims to get MPS students reading at grade level by end of third grade”. See more! The Journal Sentinel wrote about the Brewers building bookshelves with Forward Scholars students. […]
News Coverage: “Evict Tomblin” Featured on NPR
Our campaign to evict Tomblin and Highgrove was featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” last week nationwide. Listen or read here: The fascinating way Milwaukee tenants are fighting one of the city’s largest landlords In the story the national reporter, Adrian Florido says: A big part of your story is about the alliance between […]
News Round-up: Tenants United April & May
Find the latest news coverage from our Tenants United vs. Tomblin issue campaign here, including the front page Journal Sentinel article.
MMSD & Veolia: Another Whistleblower Comes Forward
Standing with 30 Common Ground leaders, a 2nd whistleblower, Greg Gryskiewicz, went public on Wednesday. Greg was a machinist who operated the treatment plants for 15 years. He left in 2024 for ethical reasons. Read his report here. In total, 26 whistleblowers have now contacted us—10 in just the past two weeks. Here’s some of what Greg had to […]
Full Whistleblower Testimony
Full Whistleblower Testimony On April 30th, Common Ground leaders went public with concerns about mismanagement of MMSD wastewater treatment facilities, which Veolia, a for-profit international company, runs. Read more in our press release here. This all started when we received an anonymous whistleblower letter in September 2023. We did not have capacity to investigate until recently. […]
WUWM’s 3-Part Series: How to Evict a Landlord
Have you listened to WUWM’s 3-part series, “How to Evict a Landlord,” about our tenant organizing? The last episode came out April 30th. This is excellent, in-depth coverage of our work. Use these links to listen: You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, or on Spotify.
Press Release: CG Calls for Performance Audit of Veolia
CG Calls For Independent Performance Audit Of Veolia Water Company: Pressures MMSD Board Before $700 Million, 10-year Contract Decision On Thursday evening, 200 Common Ground leaders gathered on the lakefront to press the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s (MMSD) Board of Commissioners to undertake an independent, third-party performance audit of Veolia, the for-profit company that manages […]
The latest on our Evict Tomblin Campaign
Follow the money and you will find Marc Lasry and local investor, Scott Lurie. Milwaukee landlord nuisance lawsuit names company tied to Marc Lasry Listen to the first part of a three-part WUWM Lake Effect series on our Highgrove campaign: “How to evict a Landlord”. Highly recommended. This is excellent in-depth coverage of our work. The second part […]
CG and City of Milw Take On Slum Landlord David Tomblin
Tenants United Vs. David Tomblin – An Historic Day March 27, 2026 After months of organizing, over 50 Common Ground and Tenants United leaders gathered on March 26th 2026 to announce a major new campaign to “evict” David Tomblin of Highgrove Holdings Management LLC from Milwaukee. Joined by City Attorney Evan Goyke, leaders announced an […]
Common Ground Press Release for Rebuilding of SES Tutoring
