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Reflections from the MCCA Winter Meeting

zencity

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Learnings and Takeaways One of the primary topics at the meeting was discussing the recent tragedy in Memphis — how to prevent, and how to respond to crises that breach public trust. The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) winter meeting took place in Washington, DC from February 8-10th. I returned from DC energized.

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COVID-19: The Constitutionality of the Shutdown (with Greg Stepanicich)

Policy Chats

AUGUST 14, 2020

He joined the law firm of Richard Watson Gershon in 1977 and opened up the firm's San Francisco office in 1998. Stepanicich on the topic of how the government can enforce laws and regulations, in order to increase public health and safety. Stepanicich: Mr. Stepanicich is the City Attorney for Mill Valley and Fairfield.

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COVID-19: The Constitutionality of the Shutdown (with Greg Stepanicich)

Policy Chats

AUGUST 14, 2020

He joined the law firm of Richard Watson Gershon in 1977 and opened up the firm's San Francisco office in 1998. Learn more about Mr. Podcast Highlights: “I think there is no doubt that mask requirements, social distancing requirements, and the closure of businesses is going to be enforceable at this time”. -

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Lessons from 2023 VAD Academy: Systemic Racism is a Root Cause of Vacant Properties

Center for Community Progress

JULY 20, 2023

Inequitable, inefficient, and ineffective laws and practices feed a cycle of poverty and disinvestment that results in property abandonment and make it harder to put properties back to equitable reuse. Appraisals and assessments are just the tip of the iceberg for injustice in the property tax system.

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AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

Policy Chats

MAY 21, 2021

Learn more about Janelle Wong via [link] Podcast Highlights: “ The research I do at AAPI data shows that many Asian Americans as well as people from other racial groups don't feel confident in or are reluctant to report a hate crime to law enforcement. ” - Janelle Wong on the topic of why hate crime data is not necessarily representative.

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AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

Policy Chats

MAY 21, 2021

Podcast Highlights: “ The research I do at AAPI data shows that many Asian Americans as well as people from other racial groups don't feel confident in or are reluctant to report a hate crime to law enforcement. ”. Janelle Wong on the topic of why hate crime data is not necessarily representative.

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What GovLoop Readers Told Us About AI

GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I used it to generate a training outline on a specific topic. My only fear is that more conservative agencies won’t believe that the benefits outweigh any of the risks and would rather ban it outright than come up with and enforce reasonable guidelines on how to use it effectively without violating policies or laws.”

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Our Top Local Government Conferences of 2023

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JANUARY 19, 2023

As we kick off 2023, we’re attending dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences to share the message of the Zencity 360 platform. Moreover, the sessions at the Cal Cities Annual Conference touch on pressing topics such as homelessness, climate change and water conservation, modern transportation, and so much more.

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Introducing the Government Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework

AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

This guidance covers a range of topics including responsible artificial intelligence (AI), classified information systems, verifiable credentials, and the creation and reuse of open source software in government.

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The Top 10 Local Government Conferences of 2022

zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we kick off 2022, we’re planning to attend dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences mapped out over 25 US states and three countries including the UK and Spain. With conference topics that include how public safety can be impacted by innovation in tech, we already know these are events that can’t be missed.

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Find one-on-one cloud support and more at the AWS State and Local Learning Days

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Whether you’re a cloud expert or just beginning your journey, the daily AWS training sessions at the AWS State and Local Learning Days will cover a range of technical and mission-oriented topics to help hone your skills. Read case studies and more about how AWS supports agencies and organizations in state and local government and education.

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Enabling Collaborative, Two-Way Community Engagement: Why We Acquired Civil Space

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

From a steep, continuous decline in trust in law enforcement, to the uphill battle of overcoming vaccine hesitancy, effective community engagement is key to moving forward and affecting positive change.

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The Philosophy of the Federal Cyber Data Lake (CDL): A Thought Leadership Approach

Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Efficiently performing analysis, enforcement, and operations across data repositories dispersed across multiple cloud locations in a departmental setting involves adopting a range of strategies.

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

Constitutional case law examines (1) the necessity of a local government’s proposed affordable housing activity and (2) whether the private sector is “unable to meet the need.” 744 (1938) (holding that the Housing Authorities Law serves a constitutional public purpose); Mallard v. Housing Authorities Law. Chapter 157).

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

Part 2 examines eight key policy topics, via a Q&A format, that must be accurately understood to develop effective policy that can expand affordable housing via MH. These topics reveal that MH is indeed a very complex type of housing. This is a topic for further research to get beyond generalities and into specifics.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: High-Level and Specific Policy Recommendations (Part 3)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 20, 2023

The burden of developing such an enforceable mechanism should be placed squarely on the chattel lending industry by the IAC. 22] It is unclear if changes in state laws might be required to permit retrofit MH to count as real property condominiums in this manner. More research is needed on the topic. [23]

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July 2022 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

JULY 19, 2022

We are introducing First Run Experiences to help users learn about Topics in SharePoint - GCC. The update will take place within the routine client update, no client restart is enforced. MC391950 — (Updated) Viva Topics in Teams. This feature requires users to have a Viva Topics license. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72189.

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Higher education utilizes cloud and student engagement to drive sustainability improvements

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Sustainability is becoming a priority topic across public sector organizations. Accelerating sustainability utilizing cloud technology in research Investing in research on planetary health topics is another way that higher education institutions are cementing their role in addressing conservation challenges and combating climate change.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

It's amazing how much I've written about this topic, providing guidance for something that could have been great. Traffic enforcement. I started writing a response in the comments, but it was too long. So a blog entry is better. Definitely this is another example of DC government's failure to focus and to be innovative.

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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

JANUARY 3, 2014

After that, opinions and reports clash on this topic from one theorist to another. However, because of the novelty of the topic, the unique qualities of available data, and the often unwieldy size of data sets – most existing accounts have been limited to analyses of a single case (Vragra et al.,

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Public Administration Today

Reflections from the MCCA Winter Meeting

COVID-19: The Constitutionality of the Shutdown (with Greg Stepanicich)

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COVID-19: The Constitutionality of the Shutdown (with Greg Stepanicich)

Lessons from 2023 VAD Academy: Systemic Racism is a Root Cause of Vacant Properties

AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

What GovLoop Readers Told Us About AI

Our Top Local Government Conferences of 2023

Introducing the Government Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework

The Top 10 Local Government Conferences of 2022

Find one-on-one cloud support and more at the AWS State and Local Learning Days

Enabling Collaborative, Two-Way Community Engagement: Why We Acquired Civil Space

The Philosophy of the Federal Cyber Data Lake (CDL): A Thought Leadership Approach

Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: High-Level and Specific Policy Recommendations (Part 3)

July 2022 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Higher education utilizes cloud and student engagement to drive sustainability improvements

The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

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.

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