Rewind
- 06.15.12 Knope of the Week
- The Lightning Round with Pat Mobley
- 06.21.12 The Morning Buzz
- What’s Your Social Media Presence?
- Promoting the Profession While Promoting Your Career
Participate
RSVP for ELGL Forum with Former Governor Barbara Roberts - Please join us on Thursday, July 12, for an ELGL brown-bag session with former Oregon Governor and current Metro Councilor Barbara Roberts.
ELGL Social Hour at OCCMA Conference - Learn more about ELGL and how our membership is redefining the future of local government in Oregon!
Settin’ the Table - You are invited to take a seat at Oregon’s Kitchen Table – an experiment to connect all Oregonians to real decisions in Salem.
Spotlight
Maricopa County, Arizona, Wrangles Over Funds Spent Investigating Obama’s Residency Status - The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spent nearly $10,000 to send a deputy to Hawaii to investigate documents related to President Barack Obama’s residency status, a cost that included more than $3,500 in overtime payments.
Meet the Millennial Mayors - Typical signs of adulthood may have been delayed for some Millennials, but not this group.
How Commuity Colleges Can Spur Economic Development - A school in Dayton, Ohio, is training high-skilled workers to build drones, one of the city’s budding industries.
Measuring the Sustainability of a Community - Two models explore just how much progress neighborhoods are making.
Career
3 Ways Next-Gen Leaders Can Bring More Tech to Government - Younger workers may not feel they have a big voice when it comes time to ask for permission to use iPhones at work or to make a suggestion about a hot new technology.
Welcome to the Bossless Company - Welcome to the bossless company, where the hierarchy is flat, pay is often determined by peers, and the workday is directed by employees themselves.
Inside the UGB
- Judge rules it’s too soon to challenge MAX proposal
- Do TriMet’s board members ride their buses and trains? Yes, no comment and sometimes (if Portland Streetcar counts)
- Boise Hawks baseball team also eyed Hillsboro
- Charlie Hales’ campaign contribution limits won’t cap total spending in Portland mayor’s race
- Rose Quarter plan would ease height, zoning rules
- Former emergency manager sues city for whistleblower violations
- Editorial piece signed by Charlie Hales, Portland mayoral candidate, lifted newspaper article passages
Outside the UGB
- Alternative forms of government being studied for county
- Eugene City Council to investigate idea of new city revenue source or tax
- Deja Vu For Josephine County Voters
- UPDATED: Gregoire, kids, dignitaries celebrate new waterfront access
- City gets $7.7 million to keep 37 firefighters
- Puyallup council votes to sell city building
Social Network
Twitter crashes hard, Internet freaks out - Cue the collective Internet freakout! Twitter went down for several hours on Thursday afternoon, depriving users of a place to complain that Twitter was down.
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