Purpose Built Communities Model–Eastlake Meadows, Atlanta Georgia

Back in late 2007 I had the pleasure and opportunity to tour this revitalization success story. I met with Tom Cousins and the team that built Eastlake. http://purposebuiltcommunities.org/news-press/pbs-newshour-highlights-purpose-built-communities-model/

Today a Bankrupt City Votes on Its Next Steps–by James Fallows

It actually already happened but in case you missed it-- http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/05/today-a-bankrupt-city-votes-on-its-next-steps/393488/

The Rise of the Innovation District–City of Chattanooga TN; Brookings Institution

Nothing Prepares You for the 21St Century Like a Liberal Arts Education–by Jordan Shapiro

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2015/05/16/nothing-prepares-you-for-the-21st-century-like-a-liberal-arts-education/

Are There Better Ways to Diagnose an Unhealthy City? (Next city.org)–by Alexis Stephens

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/unhealthy-cities-budgets-fiscal-health

Numerical Politics: State Revenue Estimating Processes and Lessons for California–The Rose Institute

http://roseinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Numerical_Politics.pdf

Californians and Their Government–Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey

http://www.ppic.org/main/pressrelease.asp?i=1413

Brown’s Arid California, Thanks Partly to His Father–By Adam Nagourney

The evolution of California continues-- http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/us/jerry-browns-arid-california-thanks-partly-to-his-father.html?emc=edit_th_20150517&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=67206791&_r=0

Brookings Webcast: May 18, 2015 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT, Governing from the middle: A common-sense approach to making government work for the American people

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_PrUk2zmbik">

This Week’s Book Recommendation–Governing the Metropolitan Region–Americas New Frontier–Raymond Cox III and David Miller

I have had the good fortune to know both Raymond and David and have had the opportunity to present with them on this subject matter at the 2013 annual conference of the Network of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). I found their insights to be invaluable. http://www.amazon.com/Governing-Metropolitan-Region-Americas-Frontier/dp/076563984X/ref=reader_auth_dp NASPAA PP SLIDES-2 copy 2013 NASPAA... Continue Reading →

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