Photo: Godzilla, the first fully-automated residential trash collection vehicle (1969) Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Something to Say by The Town Pants (2018) What I’m Reading: The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes (2019) What I’m Watching: Heavy Metal: Solid Waste Truck … Continued
This is a periodic series where members can anonymously ask our two anonymous experts (code names: Ellie & Jill…) about tricky #localgov topics. Want to ask them your own question? Email info@elgl.org. Dear Ellie & Jill–What are some overlooked tips that people have for leaving your job for a new one? Everything online is stuff … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m watching: Season 4 of the West Wing What I’m listening to: FM radio What I’m reading: Center for Civic Design Field Guides Happy National Voter Registration Day! Today community partners, organizations, and nonprofits will team up to encourage voters to engage in … Continued
ZenCity had the chance to speak with Kristi Rowland, Organizational Development Manager for the City of Renton, WA, about the data overhaul process that the City will be launching this fall. So what’s a data refresh process? As an organization, we’re going to review all of our data processes because it’s been a long time … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Tim Gomez– connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: Silicon Valley What I am listening to: Cinematic Score from The Dark Knight Rises What I am reading: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Uncanny X-men #129-138, 1980) LEGOs are a total family passion! The term “LEGO” is derived from a Danish phrase which … Continued
By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am watching — News coverage of presidential campaign events plus @AdvanceGalNotes and @AdvanceGuyNotes on Twitter What I am reading — For my local nonprofit clients, I just finished analyzing the Denver Mayor’s 2020 budget proposal… all 676 pages What I am writing — A book … Continued
Right Now with Daniel Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Little Big Town – Happy People (I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve mentioned Little Big Town in my Morning Buzz) What I’m Reading – Walkaway by Cory Doctorow (I’m a sucker for dystopian novels. ***hint for anyone who gets me in Birthdays and Books***) This … Continued
Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: This Epicurious series on YouTube about how different levels of cooks make different foods, such as cinnamon rolls. What I’m playing: Since my last Buzz I’ve logged over 100 more hours in Civilization VI (and they just put out a new update! 1k here I come!) … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Clay Campbell – LinkedIn & Twitter What I’m Reading: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner What I’m Watching: Van Helsing – Season 3 on Netflix and Glow – Season 3 on Netflix What I’m Listening To: Good Morning Revival by Good Charlotte Over the last few months, I’ve been … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Kylie Bayer, City of McMinnville (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I’m reading – High Crimes What I’m doing – Recovering from Feast Portland and Rose City Comic Con. The ambivert in me is ready to not talk to humans for a while. What I’m looking forward to – Fall conference season: #ELGLRoadTrip, NEOGOV, … Continued
