American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Having worked in student call centers and volunteered for local campaigns in high school, Earp was immediately intrigued by the position. Each Hub was given a particular theme, such as “strategic operations and innovation,” “accountability and compliance” or “community engagement and experience,” to name a few.

City Manager 52

City Manager Leadership Budgeting Voting 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In college in the early 1980s, the University of Michigan repositioned its focus on fundraising (what universities call "development") in part by hiring a top development official from Stanford, creating a new campaign, etc.--the the University has successful raised billions since. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.

Transportation 52

Transportation Social Media Fundraising Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

ChopChop Family is an initiative promoting healthier eating for families, and greater engagement by children in preparing meals. The Slow Dough Real Bread Book , published by the Real Bread Campaign in the UK is interesting. Real Bread Campaign 's book on CSBs, Knead to Know. Are there children in the house?

Campaign 52

Campaign Grassroots Engagement Operations 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Few museums truly integrate the performing arts with the visual arts, although almost all great artists have been passionately engaged with the music and theatre of their times. Of the museums 300,000 annual visitors, around a third come for the performing arts. I visited it back then and wasn't impressed. Especially with amped up investment.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Housing Development Community Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Many years ago Leimert Park in Los Angeles was featured in the Washington Post as a black-business district (" Los Angeles's Black Pride: Taking In the Retro Vibe of Leimert Park ," places , 2006). Organizing around the water is too limited given the issues. I visited it back then and wasn't impressed.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Years ago I wrote a piece (" Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda ," 2015) about what would be an ideal approach to a truly ward-focused Councilmember election and governance platform, including having a dashboard on ward-specific data on traffic safety. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

Transportation 40

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws 40

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

Social media tends to be decentralized, nonmarket, peer-produced, nonproprietary, open-sourced, commons-based, and provide free or inexpensive access and distribution (Benkler, 2006). Because social media can increase the perceived social and public equity, users are more likely to engage in active participation.

Social Media 40

Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40