Category: Morning Buzz

My First 90 Days

Today’s Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I am…. Reading: The Truths We Hold by Senator Kamala Harris  Watching: Masterchef Season 10  Listening to: The One Thing Podcast  This past June, I moved from a strategic planning position to a community economic development position. This has been a … Continued

9 Low or No-Cost Ways to Get Youth Involved in Local Government

Today’s Buzz is by Jessica Hoffman. Connect on LinkedIn. We all want to make sure youth engage in local government. We need them to be considering jobs in local government for the future. There are many ways we can do this, but budget resources can be a challenge. So, here are nine low or no-cost … Continued

Embrace Hashtag Holidays, Starting With #CityHallSelfie Day

Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Big Little Lies” — HBO’s atmospheric, sudsy meditation on life (and death) in Monterey, CA — where Laura Dern’s Emmy-winning turn as a member of the Monterey Planning Board amid a municipal free speech controversy serves as a key plot point in Season 1. What I’m … Continued

The Myth of Work/Life Balance

Today’s Morning Buzz is by ELGL Board Member Samantha Harkins. Connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m reading: The Group by Mary McCarthy What I’m watching: PBS Kids. Mostly Wild Kratts. On the plus side my 4-year-old and I are experts on the hibernation patterns of groundhogs What I’m listening to: My excellent summer playlist … Continued

What Do You Value?

Photo: Clarity Award winners with Kachina Paintings on Back Wall Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: A Place In The Sun, Stevie Wonder (1967) “there’s a place in the sun, Where there’s hope for ev’ryone” What I’m Reading:  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2015) … Continued

I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This, But You Can Do It

Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: a bunch of DEF CON talks and villages What I’m Reading: budget books (that time of year!) I need to confess something. After nearly a decade in the legal, policy, and political world—including two runs for office, time as a litigator, and now as … Continued

Your Budget Story isn’t about the Numbers

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Will Hampton. What I’m reading: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker, PhD What I’m listening to: Revisionist History Season 4 podcast, by Malcolm Gladwell What I’m watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel It’s budget time down here in Texas, which means … Continued

5 Things Your City Recorder Office Wants You to Know

Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: NBC’s Game of Games What I’m Reading….Still: Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott What I’m listening to:  Sleeping At Last’s “4” podcast episode about Enneagram Type 4 folks _____________________________________________________________________________________________ As a fresh MPA graduate, I did not envision working as a Deputy City … Continued

The Millennial Dilemma

Today’s Buzz brought to you by Susan Steward What I’m Listening To: Letters to Cleo – “I Want You to Want Me” What I’m Reading: Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linksky What I’m Watching: Gilmore Girls Typically, my posts go back to what I am doing at work, or projects that … Continued

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