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Right now with Rebecca Woodbury (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Nothing Compares 2 U What I’m Watching – RHONY What I’m Doing – painting Warning: this Morning Buzz is more of a Morning Rant. We often talk about trust in government in the context of community satisfaction levels. I’m a firm believer that the community’s experience of government...

Right Now w/ Zach Navin (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading –  The Blue Zones 9 lessons for living longer What I’m Watching – Stanley Cup Playoffs What I’m doing- Waiting on warmer weather Often in the Morning Buzz we discuss the topics we're facing in our careers. Recently I was spring cleaning at the...

  Right Now with Kylie Bayer-Fertterer (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: The latest issue of Real Simple Magazine. Time to channel Brandi and declutter my house again. I'm sure I'll have an opportunity to throw all of my belongings away once my puppy stops tearing my house apart (I don't even care I love him so...

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...

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...

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!...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I'm Reading: Startup by Doree Shafrir What I'm Listening To: Pure Focus Playlist on I-Tunes What I'm Watching: The Americans, Season 6 TL;DR - Office skills, cleaning up after yourself, and common sense are critical skills in any local government workplace. Don't become too self important to pay attention...

What I am Listening to: The Briefing by Dr. Albert Mohler What I am Reading: Not God Enough by J.D. Greear What I am Watching: NCAA Tournament Basketball….sans the Tarheels ? The Silver Tsunami in the Rest Belt Equals Great Opportunity By Andy Kuhn, Executive Director of the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority In my former life,...

In today's Morning Buzz, I'll be sharing some tips I came across during my recent transition from one local government job to another. FUN FACT: I found my new job on ELGL Jobs. William H. Spurgeon Building, Santa Ana, CA Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – E-40 - Tell...

Kittelson's Corner is here for your reading pleasure. Read my takes on the week that was and whatever local government thing I'm nerding out about.  Give Me ALL of Your Snow Content. All. of. it. Here in North Carolina we don't get snow very often, it's a once or twice a year thing and we...

Read why ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt called this article "one of the most important" in ELGL history. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District  At the recent ICMA Conference, Kent Wyatt asked me about my fascination with amateur bodybuilding. In this Morning Buzz, I will tell you why amateur body building helps me...

Hey there. It’s your every-other Friday Morning Buzzmaster, Sarah. If I didn’t introduce myself before, here’s a little about me. I am dedicated local government professional, but where my passion really lies is with people and communities, and in particular at the neighborhood level. Local government is one awesome place to exercise that passion, and...

Right Now with Nick Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Reading: The Medicalization of America by Peter Conrad What I’m Listening to: Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust What I’m Watching: Game 7 of the World Series (My first baseball game of the season!) Hey, how have you been? Are you taking care of yourself? I hope so. You look...

By Rebecca Woodbury & Talia Smith, City of San Rafael When a major disaster strikes a region, they need help in more ways than one. After an unprecedented number of wildfires recently broke out in neighboring counties to the north, our jurisdiction, the City of San Rafael, immediately sent our first responders to help fight the fires and...

In today’s Buzz, I’ll be sharing about Sanctuary City task forces around the country. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Brad Paisley - Last Time for Everything What I’m Reading – The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch What I’m Doing – I am celebrating (well, not actually celebrating--but I am happy) that...

In my first crack at the Morning Buzz I'm going to discuss the importance of involving all levels of staff in process improvement projects. Right Now with Zach Navin (Linkedin / Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Garth Brooks- Pandora Station What I’m Reading – Make Your Bed- William H. McRaven What I’m Doing –...

Welcome to my very first Morning Buzz! It's nerve-wracking as heck to write for you folks, because you're a smart bunch, but I think I can handle it given the great examples I've drummed up and the concise-yet-precise tutelage of Sensei Kittelson. Let's DO THIS! Today's buzz is centered around the lands around the land,...

I'm always getting emails from companies about how San Rafael made some weird, cheesy list. In today’s Morning Buzz I’m going to breakdown WalletHub's latest research on “fun” cities. First, their methodology. They were looking for fun, but cost-effective. They looked at America’s 150 largest cities and ranked them based on 58 metrics, such as...

By Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District But first... Throwback to the old Morning Buzz questions! What I'm Reading: The Goldfinch and once I pop into my favorite independent bookstore to pick up a copy of What Happened. What I'm Listening To: The ELGLPopUp Playlist! What I'm Excited About: ELGLPopUps! I'm so excited to...

If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places. – Fred Kent Public space matters. We all know that. It’s our business! I’m heading on vacation to Stockholm and Prague, two of my favorite places for seeing “cool stuff...

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