01.22.13 Your Morning Buzz

The inaugural speech and the role of government

ELGL News and Notes

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• January 24: ELGL Advisory Board Meeting

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The High Five

1. Police Verify Dangers First to Reduce False Alarms – Cities and counties could save money and improve public safety if they cut down on the incidence of those false alarms, according to a November 2012 report from the institute.

2. The 5 Myths of Government Leadership – Turregano, a senior faculty member in CCL’s Government Service Sector, has heard numerous assumptions about government leaders — from those within government and from the outside. He decided to take a closer look at five myths of government leadership and draw on a range of research to get at the reality.

3. Baruti Artharee says his personal experiences will shape his new job as Mayor Hales’ public safety policy director – In 1975, Baruti Artharee, chairman of the Black Justice Committee, led a community march to downtown Portland’s police headquarters, demanding the firing of an officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old African American boy.

4. Deal confirmed, but rebirth of Sonics won’t be simple – While there was a celebratory feel in statements from officials and those involved in the sale, there was caution that a few significant hurdles remain.

5. Employers’ Social Media Policies Under Scrutiny – Federal regulators are ordering employers to scale back policies that limit what workers can say online.

The Fiscal Cliff

• Portland Streetcar Asks City For More Money to Fix Its Only New Vehicle

• Oregon Legislature 2013: Bill would close public employees pension records

• Fed groups blast latest attempt to extend pay freeze

Inside Portlandia

• Beaverton cheat sheet: Reactions to the decision to move City Hall to the Round

• Two Washington County commissioners say they will vote against Nature’s Needs food-composting trial

• Hillsboro’s next great gathering spot takes shape as Main Library expansion nears completion

• Fluoride fight shapes up

• Five honored as ‘Men of Legacy’

Outside Portlandia

• Campbell city manager Amy Brown resigning from position

• Mayor Morris: San Bernardino will have new city manager by Feb. 19

• Bainbridge city manager sets his priorities for the new year

• KIND OF A BIG DEAL: What would happen if Nike came to town?

• Lawmakers Change Booze Law for Capitol Raffle

• City takes wise approach to vendors

• Kelso councilman wants to scrap city’s 1993 charter

The Career Center

• Here’s Why Ideas Are More Valuable Than Execution – An interviewer asked me what two lessons she would take away from my book, Mind Over Matter.

• How We Can Make Workplaces More Family-Friendly – The United States lags behind most of the world’s developed nations in rankings of the best places for mothers, especially working mothers. One reason is that the careers of many Americans demand schedules incompatible with the requirements of parenthood. Having no available middle ground, some primary caregivers (mostly mothers) leave their careers. If they do later return, they nearly always do so at salaries and positions well behind peers who did not interrupt their careers.

Do Something

• Join Opt In, Metro’s online opinion panel – Learn about Metro’s online opinion panel – a new way to share your views and help shape the future of the region.

• Forest Grove Annual Town Meeting to focus on sustainability – Citizens are invited to offer input at 9 a.m. at the Community Auditorium.

• High-speed rail subject of open house Wednesday in Milwaukie – State transportation officials will host an open house Wednesday to brief Milwaukie residents on the possibilities of high-speed passenger rail between Portland and Eugene.

• Washington County to hold affordable housing meeting Tuesday – A 2010-2015 consolidated plan estimated the gap between demand for affordable housing and units available at between 11,000 and 19,000 units in Washington County.

The World Wide Web

• Parking signs in New York City are taking a cue from what popular social media platform? Parallel parking is no easy feat, let alone doing it in New York City. Anyone who’s tried to park in Manhattan can attest to the impossibly narrow lanes and no-nonsense pedestrians.

• Catching up with Twitter co-founder Evan Williams at The Intersection – Twitter co-founder Evan Williams was leaving The Intersection event hosted at the Googleplex Saturday at the same time I was taking off. He had just finished up his segment of the event called “Living in the Click Moment” where he was interviewed by Frans Johansson, author of the book “The Click Moment.“

• Make Your Password ‘Gooder’ With Bad Grammar, Research Says – Crafting the perfect password isn’t easy. Some things, like pet’s names, birthdays and ascending number sequences, should definitely be avoided. (The word “password” is strongly discouraged, too.)

• 5 (mostly) free apps to get you organized – It can be difficult to keep up with everything happening in our lives. Sometimes it can get so overwhelming that you’re not sure where to start and what to do.

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