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Post columnist Colbert King says the DC Council needs to do more oversight

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the comments on the article made a point about a local "Government Accountability Office" function. I've written about this over the years, " Continued musing on restructuring DC's City Council (mostly) " (2013), is probably the most complete summation of recommended changes. More of that, please."

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

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Sometimes a local government may make grants to organizations in this space that are nonprofits, but the groups are generally a mix of for profits and nonprofits. And it's not particularly systematic.

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Straws and puffery: USC's DC "campus" as a lever for downtown revival

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And that's where the local government planning functions have opportunities. Faculty creating a cluster, having bright children in schools, supporting community institutions, etc., Cities like Greensboro or Portland or Spokane have to be more innovative because they have fewer opportunities. DC has plenty of assets.

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With the post-covid decline of Downtowns, arts and cultural institutions are affected too

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The Job Description Is Changing ," New York Times = Other relevant blog entries -- " Reprinting with a slight update, "Arts, culture districts and revitalization" from 2009 " (2019) Cultural quarters and innovation districts -- discussion on the Arabianranta district within " Helsinki as an example of creative industries driving urban revitalization (..)

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

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” In their research, Monkkonen and his colleagues evaluated California’s 2017 and 2018 reforms to address issues in the state’s “fair share” system. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too.

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National Public Lands Day, Saturday September 23rd

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They remained open during the 2018-2019 shutdown, through restrooms and information desks were closed and waste disposal was halted. They were closed during a 2013 shutdown. From the article: NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES It's not clear how the United States' 63 national parks would be affected.