How to act on community needs according to residents
Local government leaders have a seemingly endless number of needs and priorities to address. While it may seem logical that their top priorities would be those of their community members, that is not always the case because of the difficulty in clarifying those needs through hearing from the community. Polco, an organization that collects and analyzes data to improve local government, recently conducted a survey to find out the Top 10 Community Needs according to residents. Their research and analysis can be of significant benefit to local leaders in understanding how to align the cities priorities to community needs, outlined below.
Davenport Institute Graduate Assistant Celeste Benitez Graduated!
Celeste Benitez, Davenport Graduate Assistant, graduates from the School of Public Policy!
City Manager in Residence Alexis Brown speaks at Davenport Discussion
On March 25, 2024, the Davenport Institute concluded its discussion series for the semester with their City Manager in Residence Program featuring Alexis Brown, Deputy City Manager of Malibu. This program is a part of the Local Government in Residence initiative which is designed to bring in local government leaders to the Malibu campus.
Davenport Discussion with Amanda Rotella from the City of Mountain View
On March 11 2024, the Davenport Institute hosted Amanda Rotella from the City of Mountain View Economic Development Division to speak to students on her professional journey and work in local government.
Davenport Discussion with Stand Together's Lee Taylor Simmons
On January 17th, 2024, the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy (SPP), in partnership with the SPP International City/County Management (ICMA) student chapter, hosted Lee Taylor Simmons from Stand Together Fellowships to speak to SPP students about her organization and the work they do to connect college students and young professionals with career advancement opportunities.
Davenport Discussion with Deborah Feng
The Davenport Institute hosted the former City Manager of Cupertino, former Associate Director at NASA, and Advisory Council Member at the Davenport Institute, Deborah Feng, for lunch and discussion with Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy students.
Articles on the Relationship Between City and County Governments
Michael Huling and Pooja Bachani Di Giovanna discuss the difficulties of navigating the working relationship between the county and city governments in the November issue of ICMA’s PM Magazine.
Davenport Institute Hosts First Mayor in Residence
The Davenport Institute welcomed Mayor Eric Johnson of Dallas, Texas, as our first official Mayor in Residence.
New PM Magazine Article on Public Engagement and Public Safety
Pooja Bachani Di Giovanna and School of Public Policy Dean Pete Peterson were featured in ICMA’s PM Magazine October issue with their article, Public Engagement for Public Safety.
First Davenport Discussion of Fall 2023
The Davenport Institute had the pleasure of hosting Maureen Tobin, the Executive Director of the Davenport Institute, for the first Davenport Discussion of Fall 2023.