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Creative Placemaking in Loíza, Puerto Rico

Center for Community Progress

At the beginning of March, the 2022-23 Community Revitalization Fellowship (CRF) cohort travelled to Loíza, Puerto Rico for their second learning exchange. When Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit in 2017, Puerto Rico’s vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated property crisis grew exponentially.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says "). Although to be fair, the same goes for plenty of other cities. -- " For a lot of "urban problems" the issue isn't knowledge about what to do, but willingness to engage that knowledge " (2017) DC has Inspector Generals and an Auditor who reports to Council.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

When Google Public Sector was announced in June 2022, it was a sign of Google’s strong commitment in serving the needs of U.S. As CEO of Google Public Sector, I am honored to join the board with these distinguished professionals, each of whom brings diverse perspectives and rich experiences to our leadership team.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The question of how best to fund Metro is an important one that requires thought leadership and extensive community input. From the article: The capital improvement program reflects the region’s commitment to maintaining and improving your community’s $100 billion transit asset. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?”

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Climate Action: Backed by Budget

Barrett & Greene

Grant Ervin, Pittsburgh’s Chief Resilience Officer, recalls a conversation with colleagues on the budget and finance side of Pittsburgh in 2017 “We were so excited about what we wanted to do, and they kept calling our projects ‘unicorn projects,’” recalls Ervin. But with goals in hand, city leaders had to find a way to fund them.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Copyright © 2022 by CRA Today LLC. (No Copyright © 2022 by CRA Today LLC. (No Previously, he served as Director of Resource Development and Public Affairs for Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland providing fund development and policy leadership. Community Development Loan Workshop: [link] . government material).

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Will Rishi Sunak reassess UK cybersecurity policies?

Open Access Government - Technology News

The new leadership can offer the potential for a fresh approach. The infamous WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS in 2017 cost the UK economy over £10 million in one day. The infamous WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS in 2017 cost the UK economy over £10 million in one day and critically jeopardised the health of hundreds.

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