Morning Buzz

Exercising Pollution Out of Town

Posted on April 21, 2018

Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age. I’ve chosen this book because it was available and it dives into the importance of creating meaningful relationships through networking. What I’m watching: Thor: Ragnarok. I’ve been pulled into Marvel due to their...

Blue Light Special at Kmart

Posted on April 20, 2018

Morning Buzz by Andy Kuhn (LinkedIn) (Twitter) What I'm Reading: Sustaining Growth: Appalachia's Natural Gas Opportunity What I'm Watching: MLB Mariners/Astros series.....Go M's What I'm Listening To: SiriusXM Alt Nation TL;DR: There are empty K-Marts in towns all over the U.S. and there appears to be no means of getting them filled or even demolished...

ELGL on the Road: NFBPA

Posted on April 19, 2018

Live from NFBPA: Stacy Schweikhart chronicles ELGL's participation at the National Forum for Black Public Administrators in Cleveland, Ohio. Favorite Tweet of the Day https://twitter.com/NFBPA_NTC/status/987411593540653056 ELGL and NFBPA ELGL and National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) aren't done in considering ways that we can partner. James Gaston and Christine Edwards visited the GovLove podcast...

Taxes… Paying for it All

Posted on April 17, 2018

What I’m listening to – My neighbor’s chicken which is crowing like a rooster (apparently that’s a thing) What I’m watching – early season baseball waiting for my Nationals to get it together What I’m doing – Enjoying a warm spring day in NW Colorado between snow storms It’s tax day! Hope all you ELGLers...

Updating a 24-Year-Old Purchasing Policy

Posted on April 16, 2018

In today's Morning Buzz, I'll be sharing about a project that I'm working on with my peers at the City of San Rafael: updating our Purchasing Policy. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Lord Huron - Wait by the River What I’m Watching – This past weekend, I watched Truth...

Micro Hydro & Hydro Parks

Posted on April 11, 2018

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I'm Reading: Slightly South of Simple What I'm Watching: UnReal What I'm Listening To: Songs in the Key of Life TL;DR: I love the micro hydro and hydro park concepts - in fact, both of these examples would be perfect submissions to the #WaterYouWaitingFor outreach and information sharing program!...

What Signs Are We Sending?

Posted on April 10, 2018

Signs are all around, and many of them are put in our public realm by us, government. They are in our public spaces, parks, squares, and walkways - all places that are typically designed for people to come together to do the things they enjoy. However, government signs generally lists prohibited activities. No feeding the...

There’s No Place Like Local Government for Landscape Architects

Posted on April 9, 2018

In honor of World Landscape Architecture Month #WLAM2018, I wanted to discuss the incredible value of positioning landscape architects as key leaders in local government. Degrees in public administration, public policy, public health, and city planning get a lot of attention when discussing the type of educational background that makes for a great local government employee. ...