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Mt. Rushmore with Leeanne Singleton, City of Hermosa Beach, CA

It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Leeanne Singleton City of Hermosa Beach, California – City Manager’s Office Connect: LinkedIn Hermosa Beach attractions The beach (obviously) The greenbelt Beach volleyball Pier Avenue shops + restaurants Summer activities Summer concerts (and movies) at the … Continued

ELGL Digital: The Reverse Mullet

This Digital Work Group update is by Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL’s executive director. Our work continues on our digital upgrade with ProudCity! This week, we spent the entirety of our call talking about Information Architecture (or “IA” as the pros call it). We were talking specifically about the ELGL.org home page, and how information should be … Continued

2017 #CityHallSelfie Award Winners

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s time to announce the winners of the coveted 2017 #CityHallSelfie awards! These 23 winners showcase the best of the best from #CityHallSelfie day on August 15, 2017. Don’t forget to submit your nominations (and later, vote for) the granddaddy of all #CityHallSelfie awards – the Member’s Choice award. Individual award winners receive a … Continued

2017 #CityHallSelfie Award Winners

It’s time to announce the winners of the coveted 2017 #CityHallSelfie awards! These 23 winners showcase the best of the best from #CityHallSelfie day on August 15, 2017. Don’t forget to submit your nominations (and later, vote for) the granddaddy of all #CityHallSelfie awards – the Member’s Choice award. Individual award winners receive a trophy … Continued

Podcast: Social Innovation in Las Vegas, NV with Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler

  Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler Director of Department of Youth Development and Social Innovation Las Vegas, Nevada LinkedIn | Twitter Helping kids and creating social innovation. Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler joins GovLove to discuss her work at the City of Las Vegas, NV. She talked about how the City works closely with the school system to improve … Continued

The 4-1-1 on Governing Body Presentations

This is a new monthly blog by AJ Fawver, the Planning Director in Amarillo, Texas. She’ll share her perspectives on land use, planning, and community development in this series. Learn more about AJ from her GovLove interview! Planning & Shaping Cities The Scoop on Comp, Master, General, Strategic, Vision Plans The Lowdown on Multimodal Transportation … Continued

Downtown Use Analysis in Las Cruces, NM

This is a guest post by ELGL member Ed Krafcik with Soofa. Learn more from Ed in prior Soofa posts. Animation reveals downtown activity levels in Las Cruces at key intersections along Main Street By visualizing a 24 hour period we can see patterns of pedestrian activity emerge. July 20th was a Thursday; the downtown … Continued

Launch 2017: Half Price Government Website Offer

This post is by ProudCity, which is currently helping ELGL with our digital upgrade. This process has been so informative and interesting for ELGL’s growth, learning, and development, that we convinced ProudCity to offer a special deal for our members to guide them through the same process. You can learn more about our “Let’s Get … Continued

Take the EcoChallenge!

When faced with the doom and gloom predictions of an earth changed by climate change it is easy to feel overwhelmed. What can we do to forestall impending calamity?  To start with, just change one thing. Don’t know where to begin? Well, you’re in luck! During two weeks in October, the Northwest Earth Institute puts … Continued

Updated: Nominations for the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence

Get hyped for #CityHallSelfie Day on August 15! We’re handing out 21 awards on #CityHallSelfie Day with the “granddaddy of them all” the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence. This is the first year of the award and we’re empowering our superdelegates (i.e: award-winning ELGL members) to nominate and vote on this new award. Questions? Contact kent@elgl.org. … Continued

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