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How Did We Get Here? Affordable Housing Policy with Andy Toy

Iron Sharpens Iron

Andy is recognized as a thought leader and innovator when it comes to community and economic development. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy is recognized as a thought leader and innovator when it comes to community and economic development.

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How Did We Get Here? Affordable Housing Policy with Andy Toy

Iron Sharpens Iron

Andy is recognized as a thought leader and innovator when it comes to community and economic development. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy is recognized as a thought leader and innovator when it comes to community and economic development.

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Emphasizing ‘people over position’: 2023 Exemplary Public Servant James Earp

American City & Country

Despite being voted “most likely to be president” in high school, James Earp’s path to public service wasn’t a direct one. Developing the people, helping them succeed, it’s really what city managers ought to be doing,” Earp says. “I Earp at a ground breaking for a new turn lane in Hutto.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ). Donald, who earns a salary of $275,000, “has no experience in property development, property management or managing federal housing programs,” the audit notes. The City Council is worked up about it (" D.C. Housing Authority better ," Post ). Bowser’s six D.C.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

Visitors can read about his many departments from community development to youth works. Often encountered by the city manager, the City Council helps propose and vote on items of interest. Jeff has kept the blog going since 2006. One of the most current entries was on brining transparency to government.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

These two recent entries recount many of the pieces as step by step I developed a more comprehensive approach to arts-based revitalization. -- " Lack of a system breeds more of the same: Source Theater, Washington DC, up for sale 2006, 2024 ," (2024) -- " The town (or place) that art saved(?):

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements.