From Matt Leighninger at Deliberative Democracy Consortium…
Last month, the city of Santa Rosa (CA) held a neighborhood summit to help people think through how they wanted residents, public officials, community organizations, and other stakeholders to work together. Jim Diers, former director of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, gave a stemwinding keynote presentation that you can view here.
Ghost of Midnight is an online journal about fostering community within neighborhoods, with a special focus on Front Porch Forum (FPF). My wife, Valerie, and I founded FPF in 2006... read more