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Guidepost #3 - Noel Bernal

Welcome to week #3 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Noel Bernal, in response to last Friday's post from Roger Kemp. Mr. Bernal became City Clerk for the City of Falfurrias, Texas in 2012. In 2013 he was officially appointed as the first City Administrator for Falfurrias.

Portland Mayor Hales & Indianapolis Mayor Ballard

#GreenMayors http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY Two Mayors, two cities, one cause - ELGL got the chance to host two big city mayors and hear about their approaches to sustainability. Thanks to Len Reed from the Oregonian for moderating the chat, his questions kept the conversation moving and allowed us to learn a ton.

Katherine Takai, ICMA Project Manager

http://youtu.be/mY3M_9l_Rg8 Connect with Katherine: LinkedIn and Twitter A graduate of Carnegie Mellon with an M.S. in Public Policy and Management, Katherine Takai is a project manager at ICMA. Her responsibilities include: managing and support several federal contracts with U.S. HUD and EPA, local governments, and private organizations and conducting research through in-depth case studies. Katherine was...

30 Days of Badger - Day 10

'Why Is Boston So Racist' and 50 Other City Stereotypes Revealed by Google Autocomplete is an article Emily Badger co-wrote with Mark Byrnes back in July 2013. In it, they talk about Nate Shivar who made it a project to plug the 50 most populous cities into the Google search bar (Why is ‘X’ so…)...

ELGL Member Question: Costing for Public Safety Services

One of our ELGL members has a question about costing for public safety services for community events - and wants YOUR feedback (yes, YOU):

Meet ELGL's Ryan Adams

ELGL is proud to welcome a new member to our team - Ryan Adams from the City of Irving, Texas. Ryan will work with John McCarter from Sugarland, Texas to create interesting and meaningful ELGL events and content for our members in the Lone Star state (and friendly neighbors). Here's some background on Ryan so...

30 Days of Badger - Day 9

After reading Emily’s story about How One Man Stole $210,000 in Parking Meter Quarters I became sad thinking about how Phillip Seymour Hoffman died too soon. He was a great actor and playing Bufalo, NY parking meter mechanic, James Bagarozzo would’ve been the role of a lifetime. Obviously they would have to Hollywood-up the story...

Presentation: 40 Ideas in 40 Minutes

ELGL Presentation at the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) Conference 40 Ideas in 40 Minutes Recap of the CPBB Conference #CPBB14 ELGL Live Blog from Denver Rocky Mountain Ramblings: CPBB, Bob Clark, and Jorgen Denver in Picture CPBB Picture Show

#ELGL14: The Social Media Scene

The next panel for #ELGL14 has been announced... join us on October 17 to get the inside scoop on effectively using social media tools for your local government! Here are the details:

30 Days of Badger - Day 8

How much is your cell phone worth to you a day? I use my iPhone for everything and it is never out of arm’s reach. I charge it at night next to my bed, wake up and listen to the news or music while getting ready for work, soak in an audiobook on my commute,...

Guidepost #3 - Roger Kemp

Welcome to week #3 of the Cookingham Connection. This week, we hear from Roger Kemp, the Practitioner in Residence at the College of New Haven. Mr. Kemp began his public service career as an Assistant to the City Manager in the City of Oakland, one of the largest cities with the council-manager form of government in the State...

30 Days of Badger - 7

Reporting to you live from Westside Medical Center, today's addition of #30daysofbadger will be on the shorter side. My older sister and her husband welcomed their second child this morning so I'm giving phone blogging a shot. Here's an article Emily wrote for the Wonkblog that focuses on the correlation of a mother's relationship status...

4 Takeaways from Mayor Hales & Mayor Ballard

In her previous column, Beth Otto educated us on SustainIndy's efforts to make Indianapolis the most sustainable city in the Midwest. She returns to reflect on lessons learned for our sustainability conversation with Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.

30 Days of Badger - Day 6

Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike. Guess what day it is! Middle of the week, let’s have little fun. First, read this article by our friend, Emily Badger about crime fighting, meth-lab detecting, Wi-Fi hotspot emitting street lamps… wait what? I wouldn’t lie to you, seriously check this out: The Streetlight of the Future Will...

Anatomy of a Tweetup

I’m a big proponent of taking social media interactions into the real world whenever possible. Being able to shake hands with someone who you only know as a Twitter handle, or raise a glass with your favorite Facebook fans goes a long way toward strengthening the sense of community around town. It’s even better when...

30 Days of Badger - Day 5

Yesterday’s installment of #30daysofbadger was concentrated on Emily’s CityLab article, Debating the Local Food Movement. As I mentioned, there was one additional thing in this Badger article I wanted to focus on. Here is the excerpt from that particular section: Urban farms don’t have to be incompatible with density, [Sarah Rich, author of Urban Farms]...

Rocky Mountain Ramblings: CPBB, Bob Clark, and Jorgen

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is documenting his trip to the Center for Priority Based Budgeting Conference in Denver. Join the trip by tweeting your Denver recommendations to @ELGL50 And A Few More Pictures August 9 at 8:17 a.m Where the magic happens.....Denver City County building A little more magic at another city building. Where a...

30 Days of Badger - Day 4

It was going to be hard to do 30 posts on Emily Badger’s articles and not hit a hot button issue. Today may be one of those times, but as a palate cleanser I promise to put a funny pet video at the end of any and all posts that can invoke strong opinions.

HandUp, RideScout & CityScan talk Smart Cities

Last week, thanks to the efforts of Michael O'Brien, we heard from HandUp, RideScout and CityScan about what they are doing to make cities better. These companies are making it easier to help the homeless, helping you get from place to place and saving cities money. Check out what they had to say. #SmartCities Our...

Writing with Russ: The Reverse Outline

Russell Bither-Terry uses his experience from working at the UNC-Chapel Hill Writing Center to bring you tips for clear, concise writing. Whether you are an MPA student or a city manager, Russell’s tips can help you in your everyday writing. For background on Russell's experience, check out Writing with Russ: Takeaways from the Writing Center. Testimonial My graduate...