Stephanie Deitrick Enterprise GIS & Analytics Manager City of Tempe, Arizona Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Data and public health. Stephanie Deitrick, Enterprise GIS & Analytics Manager for the City of Tempe, Arizona, joined the podcast to talk about monitoring wastewater to understand public health trends. She shared how the City partnered with Arizona State … Continued
This white paper is shared by our friends at Exelon (a 2020 Haverford honoree): Smart cities technologist Peter Williams, Ph.D. and Aquify – an Exelon company released a new white paper on water scarcity and solutions water utilities can implement to help stem the tide on the trillions of gallons lost to underground leaks. Download … Continued
ELGL is proud to feature the writing and thinking of longtime member Mark Funkhouser. Here’s his latest post, and you can also sign up for his newsletter here or connect with him via email. In what felt like an eerie flashback, the scenes at the gas pumps following last month’s ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline resembled the … Continued
Many of us have heard many times from colleagues and even when telling our own stories of how we just happen to fall or “splash” into local government. In local government we know that recruiting graduates fresh out of school can prove to be difficult and many of us, didn’t even know what our local … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco / National Research Center. Follow Angelica on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson What I’m Listening to: Stuff You Should Know What I’m Watching: Various movies starring Nicholas Cage Why should a local government have a … Continued
This case study was shared with ELGL by our friends at OpenGov. St. Pete set out to provide relief to small businesses impacted by local COVID-19 orders through its Fighting Chance Fund – an emergency grant for locally-owned and independently-operated small businesses hurt by stay-at-home orders. In order to stem the losses to businesses and … Continued
Jennifer Jurado Chief Resilience Officer Broward County, Florida Bio | LinkedIn Sharing resources and expertise. Jennifer Jurado, Chief Resilience Officer for Broward County, Florida, joined the podcast to talk about resiliency and climate response. She talked about resiliency and climate response plans as well as the County’s resilience and environmental dashboards. She also discussed the … Continued
peter aziz LinkedIn What’s an interesting project or issue you’re currently working on? City Designation of Little Arabia in the city of Anaheim If you could have coffee or a beer with any famous person, who would it be and why? Boutrous Boutrous Ghali, one of the few Coptic citizens of Egypt appointed to the … Continued
Originally aired 6/23/2021. Unregulated short-term rentals can lead to unintended negative impacts on affordable housing and prospects for long-term renters. Interested in preserving your community’s character and the well-being of long-term residents? Join us for a discussion around short-term rentals, affordable housing and best practices for ensuring their harmonious coexistence! Speakers: Brumby McLeod, Associate … Continued
This eBook is brought to you by our friends at Whispir. Local Government 2021: The State of Citizen Engagement Historically, citizens have placed more trust in their local government than they do state and federal governments. This has remained true throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, where trust has been more important than ever. A recent Economist/YouGov … Continued
