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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

He was also reelected in 2005 and again in 2009. Michael Patrick McGinn was elected the 52nd mayor of Seattle in November of 2009. Located in Maryland, he has lived there his whole life before being elected mayor in 2009. Clyde Haberman takes on compelling events and people in the news. Mayor Slay. Our Next Mayor.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Personally, I think an arena is probably an acceptable choice, especially as it likely will increase transit ridership to events--the team estimates that the 70% of trips to the current arena will drop to 40%, with the much better transit location of Market East. Most economic development planners don't know the difference.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

Scott Darrington : Although he gave no reason for it, Scott stopped blogging in 2009. Often encountered by the city manager, the City Council helps propose and vote on items of interest. An interesting section includes how to invite the mayor to your event. It is the site for the Budget Office of Seattle, Washington.

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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

In order for a social movement driven by social media to live, or to be an event, the activism must be displayed not only through social media but also have a presence in the world on public display in plain view. It doesn’t take long before thousands of Facebook users join these pages (Fieser, 2009).

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The Social Media President – @POTUS final #SOTU

Public Policy Blog

The Chief Digital Officer Jason Goldman for the Obama administration published to his Medium account “[the] American people will see a multi-platform streaming and social broadcast of the State of the Union that reflects the ways people experience live events in 2016. We’ll be reaching people where they are?—?and Why or why not?