Tag: California

How the Other Quarter Lives

Phil Smith-Hanes, County Administrative Officer for Humboldt County, CA, is back with another great column on local government. This time he admits his deep love of maps and starts a dialogue on the issues rural municipalities face.

#13Percent: I’m a Middle-Aged White Guy

Phil Smith-Hanes, County Administrative Officer for Humboldt County, CA, joins our team of columnists. He’ll write on topics ranging from career advice to the differences in working for a county as opposed to a city. #13Percent: I’m A Middle-Aged White Guy http://youtu.be/nzY2Qcu5i2A By: Phil Smith-Hanes, LinkedIn and Twitter Hi, I’m Phil. Once upon a time … Continued

California’s Glass Ceiling, Watch the Webinar

CA Managers On February 19th we heard from GrassrootsLab, a public affairs firm from California, which recently released a report on city management. One of the most enlightening findings was that female city managers tend to serve shorter tenures than their male counterparts, a hidden glass ceiling. As a part of ELGL’s ongoing #13Percent campaign to bring … Continued

Innovation Series: Miguel Gamino & the City of San Francisco

The next installment of the innovation webinar series comes to us from San Francisco, CA. Miguel Gamino, the city’s Chief Information Officer, will be sharing the innovations San Francisco has recently adopted from free public wifi in parks to adopting cloud technology. So join us on October 29 at 10 am PT. Register for the … Continued

Life as a City Manager’s Child with Will Norris, Long Beach (CA)

This is the latest post in our series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. For each installment we interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Will … Continued

Life as a City Manager’s Child with Alex McIntyre

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Alex … Continued

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