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Today's Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, the Deputy City Manager for the City of Albany, Ore. Connect with Kayla on LinkedIn. What I’m eating: Kroger brand toaster pastries What I’m watching: “Taskmaster: New Zealand” What I’m working on: Getting projects to a pause point as I am leaving for a two-week trip to Portugal...

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.  What I’m listening to: The Last Waltz, a Scorsese-filmed documentary of The Band’s farewell show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving 1976. This is a staple in my household during the Thanksgiving holiday.  Where...

Join the ELGL Morning Buzz writing team!  We're looking for some new writers for our daily series about #localgov and leadership topics. You'll write once a quarter about a topic of your choosing, and join a solid team of ELGL leaders. Best of all, you'll add the ELGL byline to your resume. Apply today!

Want to join the ELGL Morning Buzz writing rotation? You'll write one blog every month-ish, and post it on your assigned dates. We're currently working on our Q3 rotation (July, August, September). If you're selected, we'll train you up on posting and add you to the Slack planning channel. Why should you write for the...

What I’m watching – our City Council's last Priority Setting session because it will be MY job to coordinate it this year, and I need all the help I can get. What I’m reading – Heartland by Sarah Smarsh, which is such an honest, tender, unapologetic look at my home state and the people there....

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I'm Reading: The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein What I'm Watching: The Romanoffs on Amazon What I'm Listening To: The Hearing on NPR Why This Buzz is on a Sunday: We're making some change to what non-members have access to on ELGL.org and the Weekly Reader and I...

  What I’m listening to – The sound of all the buzzers, bells and beeps that are produced by instruments to measure breathing, heart beat, blood pressure at a hospital. What I’m watching – My watching habits tend to be whatever Disney show my kids are currently hooked on, my BravoTV binge watching Real Housewives or for...

Susan Barkman shares a review for the IAP2 Foundations of Public Participation training. What I am watching: Bones What I am listening to: My iPhone is on shuffle, so whatever it decides. What I am reading: I just moved so I am in between at the moment… In graduate school, I found one of my...

Right Now with Kevin What I'm reading: I Will Find You (Trigger warning for some. This is so heavy and moving.) What I'm watching: Parks and Rec (season 4) What I'm listening to: The Sense of Me by Mudflow “Your first three years will be like drinking from a fire hose,” my mentor told me...

What I'm reading: You don't want to know... What I'm watching: Insecure (of course!) What I'm listening to: Smile by Saba If you follow social media, then you were probably shocked a few weeks ago when news was circulating about Geoffrey Owens.  Headlines read something like, “Cosby Show Star Geoffrey Owens spotted working at Trader...

Right now w/ India Adams (LinkedIn) What I’m Listening to: Hive Mind- The Internet What I’m watching: Pose What I’m doing: wedding planning There are few things I love as much as basketball. I’ve loved the game since I first picked up a basketball in the early 90's and played NBA Jamz on my Sega...

Each weekday morning, you can log on to ELGL.org for the latest local government news and headlines, thanks to a dedicated group of ELGL management team members who publish the Morning Buzz. Each Morning Buzz author puts their own personal spin on the Buzz, ranging from eccentric to adorable. This week, we're celebrating our Buzz...