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Pittsburgh Public Schools having a budget crisis.. I have never bought a Pittsburgh Public School bond in my career and this article is why. No need to have this kind of headline risk and budget problems caused by mismanagement in a bond portfolio. (Also never bought Philadelphia Public Schools) Manage your district or corporation properly, I will buy your bonds. Plain and simple. Pittsburgh Public Schools to examine use of buildings amid ‘budget crisis,' staffing issues | TribLIVE.com

For anyone interested in reparations: My Note, The Case for City Reparations, is now uploaded to SSRN! Link below to read:

The ballot for the BID's second term opens this Thursday! A YES vote means a better #Eastbourne for your business. With your support, the BID will work towards: 👉 Even more major town developments 👉 Reduced parking charges for shoppers and staff 👉 Support for businesses to go green and save money 👉 Stronger partnerships for expert advice and collective power Shape the future of Eastbourne. Vote YES between 27th June - 25th July! #EastbourneBID #BusinessGrowth

🦥 Hey, I know and love those sloths! 🦥 Move, like a sloth 🦥🤣, over to your favorite search engine and read about the Sudbury schooling model. Specifically for unconventional #CEOs and relentless #improvement #lean #tps practitioners, I ask you: ➡️ What, if any, insights do you discover regarding your work and self-directed education, democratic management, autonomy and intrinsic motivation? 🦥🤷♀️ Shall we discuss? #theotherci #thecountermeasures #continuousimprovement #autonomy #frontline #management #systemsthinking #kaizen #Toyota #leadership #change #reallean #consciousness #sudbury #selfdirectedlearning #unconventional

Just Transition Public Vote. Voting opens 29 September at 12noon. This is a joint project I am working with the Communuty Police Officer in Buchan. Police Scotland North East and SURF - Scotland's Regeneration Forum Please share with schools in Buchan Project Description This project is to introduce "Parking Buddies" to all primary schools in the Buchan Area. Reducing parking spaces, vehicular traffic in the proximity of the schools, this would help reduce carbon emissions, the number of vehicles attending drop off and pick up sitting with their engines idling not only are we working to create a cleaner airspace but also reduce vehicular traffic. It is believed that this will encourage more active travel using more sustainable methods. By reducing traffic flow at each school benefiting members of the public, pupils and residents. Please share The public voting process will open at 12 noon on Friday 29th September and close at 5pm on Friday 13th October. The public vote will be done through an online portal at: www.jtpbfund.scot/vote

Being a good citizen means more than just voting. It means serving. We will lose our democracy if more citizens don’t step up and volunteer. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Arts Council, the Parks department, planning, zoning, city council, school board… just serve. It’s your duty as a good citizen.

Community invited to join the conversation to shape Buller's next 10-year plan 😄 Buller District Council will hit the road over the next five weeks to ask community members what they want their district to look like in the coming 10-years - for you, your mates, kids or whānau 💬 Listening to community’s voices and gathering their ideas, aspirations and priorities until 12 November is the first stage in a series of ongoing conversations that will lead to the creation and adoption of Buller’s next 10-year plan in June 2024 📖 Buller’s next 10-year plan outlines council's goals and aims for the coming 10-years and how council plans to pay for these. It also sets out the big-picture thinking towards the vision and general direction for our district moving forward 🗯️ It gives the reasons behind what council does, includes the actions council commits to, tells you how much that will cost and how it can be paid for 💰 Mayor Jamie Cleine says: “The 10-year plan is reviewed every three years, and input from the wider Buller community is super important in helping council decide where money should go and which projects and priorities to focus on in the next 10 years.” Find out more and join the conversation https://bit.ly/48B4SDr Photo credit Nomad Audio and Video

🚨URGENT: TAKE ACTION NOW!🚨 We have an exciting opportunity in front of the Massachusetts Legislature to allow more homes by legalizing accessory dwelling units. As we write, the House is considering language as part of the larger housing bond bill that will allow accessory dwelling units, or ADUs in communities across our state. House leadership introduced a bond bill with clean ADU legalization language that we support, but, some Representatives have introduced poison pill amendments, and we urgently need you to contact your State Rep. to keep the strong proposal as is. Please call your state rep and say: “My name is ___ and I am a constituent in your district. I am contacting you to voice my STRONG SUPPORT for the accessory dwelling units provisions of the Affordable Homes Act (Bill Number 4707) without any amendments. We need you to stand up for more homes in our communities. The House should pass these provisions as is. In particular say no to amendments #53, #300, and #310 that impose owner occupancy requirements and amendments #274, #278, #341, #359, #363 that contain other poison pills. Thank you.” Find your State Rep Here: https://lnkd.in/eDJhQuG Learn more about the current ADU provisions here: https://lnkd.in/e_k3YQMA Read our latest action alert email here: https://lnkd.in/eU66KPTG

Self-supply is likely the best approach for Muskingum if the goal is to secure the lowest possible rate. Who wants to be at the mercy of "contracts with "energy suppliers" won't matter for much in capacity deficient grids. These alternative suppliers will drop like dead fleas from the resulting consequences of price & system instability. Remember, the two are directly proportional.

Schools can and should share their beliefs and values when they present their budgets, especially when they ask their community for a operational override. This is just one of seven "pillar" videos we produced for Franklin Public Schools, who requested a $6.8M override this year. Franklin took the proactive step with Massachusetts' Office of Campaign and Political Finance to review our messaging before release. All seven of these "pillars" are available on Franklin's budget webpage, and were screened at a packed informational session with the town council and school committee. Many communities and districts are facing tighter budgets, changes in funding formulae, and other aggravating factors to their budgets. These short, visual communications are a cost-effective way to inform your voters about the issues. #schoolpr #educationfunding #schoolbudget