Right Now with Nick Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to: Fountains of Wayne — Utopia Parkway What I’m Watching: Shameless Season 8 Recently I saw an article on Popular Mechanics’ website with a headline that REALLY caught my eye: “BILL GATES BUYS BIG CHUNK OF LAND IN ARIZONA TO BUILD ‘SMART CITY’” … and I thought, “Man, … Continued
Today’s Buzz is about the Vera Institute of Justice’s Safety and Fairness for Everyone (SAFE) Cities Network, an initiative to provide public defense to immigrants facing deportation. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Hozier – From Eden What I’m watching – Stranger Things What I’m doing – Planning for the biggest … Continued
Today’s Buzz is all about the bees. Get it? Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Bleachers – Don’t Take the Money What I’m Watching – I know I’m late, but I just started watching Stranger Things. I’ve only watched the first two episodes of the first season. What I’m Doing – … Continued
I recently had my annual evaluation. I’m going on my ninth year at the City of San Rafael; in 2009 I started as an intern and have enjoyed a nice, steady career path. I’ve had the pleasure of learning from wonderful mentors and Im fortunate to have always felt supported by people who care about … Continued
All it takes is a donut. Now that I’ve got your attention I want to talk about getting employees to open up and have meaningful conversations. As I have discussed in a previous post, my department is currently going through a reorganization and bringing our Parks department under the purview of the Public Works department. … Continued
Criminal justice systems are complex and are frequently siloed. Law enforcement officers are very different from a defense attorney, parole and probation officer, or a county commissioner. The problem is that these parties don’t often naturally communicate well with each other, which hinders their ability to collaborate and work together to solve problems. In an … Continued
Are you on Twitter? Why do you tweet and how do you tweet? I activated my Twitter account about eight years ago. It had laid dormant because I am mostly a Facebook guy. It wasn’t until fellow Local Gov Peeps started asking to connect with me on Facebook that I realized I had a choice … Continued
Hey there. It’s your every-other Friday Morning Buzzmaster, Sarah. If I didn’t introduce myself before, here’s a little about me. I am dedicated local government professional, but where my passion really lies is with people and communities, and in particular at the neighborhood level. Local government is one awesome place to exercise that passion, and … Continued
Right Now with Nick Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Reading: The Medicalization of America by Peter Conrad What I’m Listening to: Sage Francis – A Healthy Distrust What I’m Watching: Game 7 of the World Series (My first baseball game of the season!) Hey, how have you been? Are you taking care of yourself? I hope so. You look … Continued
By Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Happy Halloween! I was going to make this a David S. Pumpkins themed post but I refrained. Any questions? Last week I attended my first ICMA conference in San Antonio, TX! On the second day of the conference, I planted myself in a session about engaging … Continued
