Join us for a Supper Club in Durham, NC on Thursday, July 20 at 5:00 p.m. Location: Ponysaurus Brewing Co. Questions: Contact Ben Kittelson – ben[at]elgl.org. Link: RSVP to the Supper Club The City of Durham’s new Bloomberg iTeam is starting July 17 help us welcome them to the ELGL and North Carolina local government … Continued
Government Relations Analyst AWC is recruiting for the position of Government Relations Analyst. The incumbent will provide legislative research, analysis, and technical assistance related to a wide and diverse host of subject matter issues associated with city roles and responsibilities, with the primary focus on municipal finance, state budget, and social and human services. Minimum … Continued
This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I’m on the road again this week. Writing this column from an historic row house in the Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond, VA. Definitely a fan of this city so far. We went to Metzger Bar and … Continued
This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I’m in Chicago for a friend’s wedding and have enjoyed pretending to live here by riding the bus and L line around town. I read a book this week, learned about a crazy idea in … Continued
Malcolm Gladwell Staff Writer, The New Yorker Bio | Twitter | Podcast: Revisionist History The legendary Malcolm Gladwell joins the podcast to discuss the education system in America, social justice and the second season of his podcast, Revisionist History. Gladwell has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1996 and is the author of … Continued
The ELGL Digital Work Group asked the important questions last week like what do our members want from ELGL and what does ELGL give them. Since Kent was out with the sniffles I’m filling in for him on the recap post. As always, comment, email or Tweet us if you have questions or ideas for the … Continued
Pete Haga City of Grand Forks, ND – Community/Government Relations Officer Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter ‘Somebody is everybody’: Grand Forks issuing call to action to fight opioids Talking community relations, battling the opioid epidemic and the Uber of food trucks, meet Pete Haga from the City of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Pete joins GovLove to discuss … Continued
This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I listened to Revisionist History, watched Master of None, read about the alt-right and recorded an awesome GovLove interview. Alright, let’s go… What I Read Mayor Bill Bell Has Overseen a Bull City Renaissance. So … Continued
Giovania Tiarachristie Neighborhood Planner, Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development City of New York, NY LinkedIn Giovania Tiarachristie argues that if planning was a room, the elephant in it would be race. Giovania is the author of an amazing report exploring the barriers to recruiting and retaining planners of color. In this episode she discusses her … Continued
Alia Scanlon City Organizer Jane’s Walk Toronto Bio | LinkedIn | Jane’s Walk Twitter The GovLove international team returns with the City Organizer of Jane’s Walk Toronto, Alia Scanlon. She talks about the mission of Jane’s Walk, an organization that puts on free, locally organized walking tours, in which people get together to explore, talk … Continued
