This article is written by Chelsea Gaylord, Senior Economic Development Specialist, City of Colorado Springs. Chelsea wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. For 2.5 hours, Colorado Springs’ nine city council members grilled representatives of a proposed 427-unit housing development in Southeast Colorado … Continued
This guest article is by ELGL member Michaela Sokol. Connect with Michaela on LinkedIn! Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, schooling and education has been one of the top concerns for families and communities. Facing daunting economic challenges and with the utmost concern for child development and public health, school districts and policymakers must now … Continued
This is the report from the ELGL, The Atlas, and SeeClickFix “Local Government’s Next Normal” survey, conducted in June & July 2020. Download the full report About the Local Government’s Next Normal Report Local governments across the country, and of all sizes, have been experiencing rapid shifts in priorities and work as a result of … Continued
National Research Center at Polco survey research highlights, plus how local governments can engage diverse residents regarding equity and community policing. Webinar Show Notes by Julia Steege-Reimann In these uncertain times, many residents feel unheard, undervalued, and unsafe. For this reason, community policing and government inclusivity may be more important now than ever. How can … Continued
This webinar originally aired on August 19, 2020. About the event: As local governments receive ever-changing orders from state and county health departments about reopening and scaling back reopening, they face a two-fold challenge. On the one hand, they are often conveying information about decisions (sometimes unpopular decisions) that have already been made by public … Continued
Our friends at ClearPoint Strategy want to learn more about how your local government’s budget and strategy align. The survey focuses on three parts: Strategy, Budget, and COVID-19. The survey is composed of 20 multiple choice questions and will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. We’re interested to learn how local governments align their budget … Continued
Natalie Evans Harris Co-Founder & Head of Strategic Initiatives BrightHive Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Increasing impact through data. Natalie Evans Harris, the Co-Founder and Head of Strategic Initiatives at BrightHive, joined the podcast to talk about using data to improve local government’s response to COVID-19. She shared how BrightHive is partnering with public sector … Continued
Chris Stokel-Walker is a journalist for Apolitical, a global learning platform for public servants. Find Chris on Twitter at @Stokel or tell Apolitical what you think about this article at hello@apolitical.co Police brutality. Higher death rates from COVID-19 within Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities worldwide. A prison population disproportionately made up of people from ethnic minority backgrounds. … Continued
This post is by ELGL member Assaf Frances, the Director of Urban Policy for Zencity. Following Governor Newsom’s mandate to shut down indoor business activity, cities that authorized and encouraged outdoor business activity generated 2X positive sentiment amongst residents. The recent announcement by California Governor Gavin Newsom about the rollback and closure of indoor operations put many … Continued
This article is written by Helen Lei, Management Analyst Fellow, City of Los Altos, California. She wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. In the past several months, it has been impossible to miss the news reports on the rapid spread of … Continued
