Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 8/24/2020

DMO Update

• Watch Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s Convention address to Democratic Municipal Officials.

• The DMO Michigan Chapter will be hosting a virtual fundraiser to benefit the MI Democratic Party tomorrow. Learn more at MichiganDems.com/DMO.

• Enjoyed our programming during the Democratic National Convention? Help us do more for you, with a monthly contribution of any amount at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• The pandemic is hitting city budgets harder than the Great Recession

• How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering – Redlined neighborhoods have more asphalt surfaces and fewer trees, making them dangerous heat sinks.

• Granite Falls Mayor Dave Smiglewski honored with top award for elected officials from the League of Minnesota Cities

Ideas for Cities

• Cities and Libraries Partner to Achieve a Complete Census Count – How We’re Doing it in Kansas City

• ‘Life or death’: Baking U.S. cities legislate for air conditioning

• How the ‘15-Minute City’ Could Help Post-Pandemic Recovery

Advisory Board Updates

• Gordian Helps Ready McCormick Place for COVID-19 Response

• Servline by Homeserve

• A Plan To Safely Reopen America’s Schools and Communities – American Federation of Teachers

News for Democrats 

• Trump Cabinet officials voted in 2018 White House meeting to separate migrant children, say officials

• Tennessee governor signs bill increasing punishments for certain protests – Punishments include a loss of voting rights for protesters convicted of a felony for camping on state property.

• DeJoy pushes back on criticism of changes to Postal Service, says he won’t restore sorting machines

Pic of the Week

Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris appear together on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention.