CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, Aug. 21, 2026

Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike reports on the downtown Community Improvement District’s request to the Columbia city council to consider an “urban camping” ordinance to help manage homeless residents in the downtown area; has an update on how Boone County distributed more than $12 million from its children’s services fund; and the story of a Harrisburg grandma facing fines or even jail for cooking breakfast for her friends and neighbors.