Jones remains in the spotlight every week at City Council meetings. The council offers an open microphone for residents to speak at the start of weekly meetings, which Jones takes full advantage of. He routinely tells the council his opinions on the day's agenda and broader topics, from the serious to the mundane.

Before meetings, Jones meanders around Sullivan Chamber where council meetings are held, speaking with local residents--whether they know him or not.

Jones watches the meetings on a television from a council staff room next to Sullivan Chamber. He is the only non-city staff allowed in the room.

Upon hearing his name called from the weekly sign-up sheet for public testimony, he strides into the room and heads for the microphone.

"You got some good orders," he tells the council every week, after lambasting problems in the city, from rising rents to homeless women to greedy landlords.

"He's the heart and conscience of the city," Decker says. "Every Monday night, he's up there talking about the needs of poor people."

For Jones, the most pressing problem facing the city remains the constant crunch for low-income housing.

"I wish they would have rent control back," he says. "We got to start working on low cost housing. I haven't seen a poor landlord yet, and I've traveled this city."