The earthquake shakes put some things in perspective. It really made me realize the important things in life. As I get older, I value family and quality of life. Life is so precious and we have to value our jobs and accomplishments, but we have to value ordinary days when things are going well. DuringRead… Read more »
Thanks a lot for your comment Josh. I would like to go back to the US because my family still live in Atlanta. I would like to apply for positions in the US but I am afraid that because I am in a foreign country, my chances would be very small. On the other sideRead… Read more »
TransLink (BC) plans to release a mobile application on September 6 that displays real-time bus locations. The first phase of the program will allow commuters to access a map that shows the location of every Coast Mountain bus and community shuttle. “We are really trying to give our customers better tools and information when they’reRead… Read more »
Day 17 Alley reconstruction project Well I waited until later tonight to post because we had a public meeting tonight at city hall for an alley reconstruction project. The city has over the last several years replaced their alleys with concrete pavement, and this one is the last in this particular neighborhood. We completed theRead… Read more »
The following is a guest post from Jayme Hummer, associate at The Path of the Blue Eye Project, an innovative health marketing/communications initiative. In 2009, we launched a very special initiative designed to aid collaboration and knowledge sharing/acquisition in health marketing communications called the Path of the Blue Eye Project. Since then, we have beenRead… Read more »
Last month, Encore.org and She Writes ran a story competition. The challenge: in 250-words-or-less, answer these questions: “Did you reinvent yourself in midlife? Have you had an “encore” career, as a writer or in some other form? What is your story of rebirth?” The inspiration: a new book by Civic Ventures founder Marc Freedman titledRead… Read more »
By Abigail Omojola, 2011 Baton Rouge Fellow Unlike Alexander Aldrich, the Executive Director of the Vermont Arts Council, I have not been following the debate which resulted in Kansas becoming the first state to eliminate state appropriations for arts programs. Nonetheless, I am angry. I am angry that for some reason you truly believe thatRead… Read more »
This post is part one of a special two-part series by SF2011 Fellow Whitney Ramos Whitney served her Fellowship in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. by Whitney Ramos, SF2011 I’m a big fan of distributed generation (DG), specifically when it’s renewable. DG (also called localized generation) refers to generation units that are interconnected toRead… Read more »
This post is part 1 of a 3-part series by recently-graduated SF2011 Fellow Marielle Earwood, reflecting on her Fellowship year. The best thing about being a Fellow…. is that you feel like you are VIP wherever you go. During the first three weeks of my Fellowship year, we went all around the city and wereRead… Read more »
This post is part 3 of a 3-part series by recently-graduated SF2011 Fellow Marielle Earwood, reflecting on her Fellowship year. With the end of my Fellowship year, it’s really hard to believe that so much time has gone by, and that my position as a City Hall Fellow has moved onto the next phase: workingRead… Read more »