News & Exclusives

National Civic Review – Winter Edition

Posted on January 21, 2022

This quarterly journal is brought to you by our friends at the National Civic League. Winter Edition — Access Code: ELGL22 In this issue our authors provide new insights on local efforts to address some of the most pressing issues of 2022, including innovative approaches to policing, racial equity, public engagement, restoring trust in the news...

Our Work Is Not Transactional

Posted on January 19, 2022

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for Recovery for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Wild Rivers new EP Bedrock What I’m Watching: Checking out a new spooky series Archive81 (that I totally watch between fingers over my eyes.. I scare easily)...

Contribute to the Black History Month 2022 Content Series

Posted on January 19, 2022

To celebrate Black History Month, ELGL is re-launching a writing series focused on Black joy and experiences in public service. Our goal is to highlight and amplify Black voices in local government, although posts from allies are welcome as well. You are welcome to submit your article in February or anytime during the year. Black...

Opportunity: Service Design Workshop

Posted on January 12, 2022

ELGL is pleased to share this new learning opportunity for local government leaders from our friends Judi Brown, Rebecca Woodbury, and Jason Schneider: Getting out of the hamster wheel is hard. We know we need to spend more time learning new things. We know we need to spend more time working on hard things. But...

Be REAL, Be you!

Posted on January 12, 2022

Today’s post is by Chanté Mitchell, One of ELGL's Program Director's (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m watching: Manifest What I'm listening to: The Read podcast What I’m doing: Planning a wedding! It’s really insane, but WOW! This is my first time writing for ELGL. For the greater part of my career in local government, I spent a large...