The DMO Digest

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 11/4/2019 DMO Update Best of luck to DMO Treasurer Van Johnson in his Blue Star Rising bid for Mayor of Savannah tomorrow. DMO will be cheering on Blue Star Candidates Ty Stober and Ben Stuckart in their races in Washington. The DMO Policy Council call is this Wednesday at...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 10/28/2019 DMO Update The DMO Board has named Ty Stober and Ben Stuckart as Blue Star Candidates. Former DMO President Cindy Lerner has been named a Blue Star Rising candidate in her race for Maimi-Dade County Commission. Best of luck to DMO Treasurer Van Johnson in his Blue Star...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 10/21/2019 Quick Links Dozens of new websites appear to be Michigan local news outlets, but with political bent - "News sites" with a conservative agenda are popping up in towns and cities across America. Solidarity pays dividends in GM settlement Walgreens, Leading Health Care Organizations Collect More Than 885 Tons...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 10/14/2019 Quick Links A California city gave some residents $500 a month, no strings attached. Here’s how they spent it. Ohio Cities Would Get Back Gun Control Powers Under New Bill How resident mistrust plays into cities' uncertain futures Ideas for Cities What Cities Need to Know About Veteran...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 10/7/2019 Quick Links Climate Change Could Make Borrowing Costlier for States and Cities - Future costs of climate change may vastly exceed the short term expenses of reducing carbon emissions. Why Cities Are Less Powerful in U.S. National Politics Overlooked by Venture Capitalists, Underserved Entrepreneurs Find Support from Local Governments...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 9/30/2019 Quick Links Open Data Shines a Light on Cities’ Top Challenges New U.N. climate report: Monumental change already here for world’s oceans and frozen regions Six U.S. Cities Make the List of Most Surveilled Places in the World Ideas for Cities When it Comes to Housing Solutions, City...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 9/23/2019 Quick Links What Congress Learned from Miami Gardens Overdose Deaths Rising Faster in Cities Than Rural Areas Economics in Brief: Zero-Carbon Cities Could Be Worth $24 Trillion, Report Says Ideas for Cities Very Bad Bus Signs and How to Make Them Better A Plan to Spruce Up Vacant...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 9/16/2019 Quick Links As Hurricanes Continue to Wreak Havoc, Disaster Recovery Is Still A Broken Landscape for Small Cities LA Port Director Discusses Local Effects of US-China Trade War Deadly Red Light Crashes Reach 10-Year High, AAA Says - Connect with Advisory Board member Verra Mobility to learn more...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 9/9/2019 Quick Links Chicago becomes the first city in the nation with a large building energy rating system Red-light running deaths hit 10-year high - Traffic cameras reduced fatal red light running crashes in large cities by 21%, and the rate of all types of fatal crashes at signalized intersections by...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 9/2/2019 Quick Links Los Angeles Controller Releases Scathing Audit of City’s Homeless Outreach Ranking Cities By the New Urban Crisis Open Data Shines a Light on Cities’ Top Challenges Ideas for Cities Now is the Time to Think About Frozen Pipes Facebook Expands Tool That Lets Local Governments Send...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 8/26/2019 Quick Links Will Another U.S. City Emerge As the ‘Next Flint’? Sacramento Adopts Local Rent Control Bill as California Mulls Statewide Policy Success of Red Flag Laws Might Depend on Mental Health Teams Ideas for Cities Responding to Racial Tension in Your City: A Municipal Action Guide The...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 8/19/2019 Quick Links The Born-Again Garage Amid Concerns of a Recession, Pension Plan Returns Fall Short Is There Room for Both Green Jobs and High-End Retail on the Brooklyn Waterfront? Ideas for Cities Fix the Housing Crisis? It’s Complicated, But Not Insurmountable. How One City Saved $5 Million by...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 8/12/2019 Quick Links 2019 ACEEE City Clean Energy Scorecard Comcast rolls out ultra-cheap internet to millions of low-income Americans Unita Blackwell, Mississippi mayor who turned nation’s eyes on her forgotten hamlet, dies at 86 Ideas for Cities How to Make the Most of Call Time CityLab University: Zoning Codes...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 8/5/2019 Quick Links Florida judge says cities can't be punished for passing their own gun laws Is Your Tap Water Safe to Drink? Why Washington Should Invest in Community Development Block Grants Ideas for Cities When Street Lights Do More Than Illuminate a City Living Near Trees, Not Just...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 7/29/2019 Quick Links Here’s What the Heat Island Looks Like in East Coast Cities A City Seeks to Create a Unique Asset in a 32-Mile River Bike Path It's Getting Too Damn Hot to Have Fun in the Summer Ideas for Cities How to Fight Discrimination Against Housing Voucher...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 7/22/2019 Quick Links Proposed Detroit Ordinance Would Measure City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Meet Evanston: a Mid-Sized Climate Powerhouse D.C.’s ‘Historic’ Flash Flood May Soon Be Normal Ideas for Cities How One City Dramatically Cut Its Murder Rate Autonomous Shuttles Begin Passenger Service in Montréal 12th Annual Growing Sustainable Communities...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 7/15/2019 Quick Links 8 Charts on How Americans Use Air Conditioning Racial Bias in Facial Recognition Technology: What City Leaders Should Know Cities Confront the 'Forever Chemicals' Contaminating Drinking Water Ideas for Cities Smart Cities Can Get Smarter in Protecting Residents Pop-Up Parks Lead to More Biodiversity in Cities,...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 7/8/2019 Quick Links Cities are leading state on climate change - Penned by DMO WA's own Cynthia Pratt. Aging in Place is Vital for the Growth and Development of Communities City of Cleveland Partners with IKE Smart City to Deploy City’s First Interactive Digital Kiosks Ideas for Cities Can Parks...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 7/1/2019   Quick Links It’s time to free our local governments from corporate rule. Here’s how that happens Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses National League Of Cities Leaders Meet In Indianapolis Ideas for Cities Defiance Strategies - Branding for the Win - A great resource from Political...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 6/24/2019 Quick Links Iowa Mayors say 'heavy hand' of Legislature getting heavier What a Broadband Preemption Victory in Arkansas Means For Rural Cities City in Florida Will Pay Hackers For Return of System Held Hostage For Three Weeks Ideas for Cities The Hard Questions About Staying Safe in City...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 6/17/2019 Quick Links Nashville Mayor David Briley favors cutting court fines and fees What a $250,000 home looks like in 25 Major US Cities  Flint Charges Dropped: Michigan Dismisses Criminal Cases But Will Continue Probe Ideas for Cities In Safety Towns and Traffic Gardens, Kids Rule the Streets Combatting...

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest Week of 6/10/2019 Quick Links Read West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon's profile in Governing The Future of Energy Efficiency U.S. Cities Are Seeing a Big Drop in Tourism From China Ideas for Cities Chicago gets rainbow trains & crosswalks for Pride Month LA Controller introduces resources map for at-risk LGBTQ youth...