#community-engagement

#community-engagement

Enthusiasm for corporate sustainability appears to be waning, with major firms seemingly quietly abandoning environmental goals, but David Picton remains optimistic. For him, sustainability is not an ethical question, but a business driver. A self-described "demon for cutting down on food waste" at home, Picton is senior vice-president of environment, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability at EcoOnline, a company that develops software tools to help organisations protect workers, meet environmental regulations, and embed sustainable practices.

Although specific names of the entire Mamdani's campaign team are not extensively detailed in publicly available sources, it is known that the campaign operated with a community-driven approach characterized by deep community roots, and a decentralized yet well-coordinated volunteer network, with digital and field teams working closely to listen, test, and refine the outreach based on real-time input from voters.

SF Urban Riders is proud to announce that they're working with the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in improving the historic multi­ use trails. This effort engages the community and new volunteers to build the trail, it also creates a new destination for visitors, is an asset to the Hospital community, and will become part of the larger San Francisco trail system that connects people in the City to a wild, inviting and educational open space.

America Recycles Day (ARD) is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. A Keep America Beautiful (KAB) initiative, this annual event began in 1997 to spread the word about the importance of recycling and educate others on how to recycle correctly. Every year, on and around November 15, thousands of local event organizers plan activities to encourage people in their communities to recycle.

The answer appeared as an extension of Richard Gamble Memorial Park. This space is small, heavily used, and bisected by a train. Located at the heart of a small and bustling neighborhood, it was clear it could benefit from a little added breathing room. The Pop-up Town Square aims to provide just that. Modernizing Richard Gamble Memorial Park is critical, and the addition of a town square would provide flexible space for the community, and an added impetus to invest in the park.

Today, we honor Judge Akowe's lifelong service to NYC and in Brooklyn, where he was born and raised. We celebrate his prolific legal career, which began at the Brooklyn DA's Office before serving in the NY State Unified Court System, NYC Council, Department of Corrections, NYC Employees' Retirement System, NYS Governor's Office and NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection,

I believe this sentence captures a paradox of the world we live in today. Many of us crave a sense of connection and purpose. We want to belong to something meaningful, to give back, and to make a difference in the places where we live. However, despite being constantly plugged in, the kind of community that nourishes us can still feel distant and hard to reach.

Coterie Winery has reached a remarkable milestone with its 10th anniversary at 885 West Julian Street, highlighting the vibrant evolution of urban winemaking right here in San Jose. Founded in 2007 by Shala and Kyle Loudon, this spot has turned an old warehouse into a hub for crafting small-batch wines from acclaimed vineyards. Each bottle captures the distinct essence of its origin, drawing in locals and visitors who appreciate the blend of sustainability and community focus that defines the winery.

Cash said the new designs for the garden were unveiled at a Parks and Recreation Commission meeting in July 2024. After several meetings to receive community feedback, she added, the city had hoped to get the garden fully opened by March of this year but faced some delays. Public Works Director John Cherbone said that one reasons was that some of the furniture, like the greenhouse, took a few months to come in.

The board voted to have the district's general counsel Jenine Lindsey negotiate a contract for up to $150,000 with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, an education consulting firm that has placed 76 superintendents in California over the last 10 years. According to its application packet, Hazard, Young helped Oakland hire its director of special education, deputy chief of talent, and deputy chief of facilities in 2015.

Flynn filed a measure this week that would amend the city's zoning code in order to make adult entertainment businesses in those neighborhoods a "conditional use" rather than an "allowed use." An amendment like this should have been made "decades ago," Flynn said, so that adult entertainment establishments must undergo a significant community review process before being approved. "Residents of a neighborhood deserve a say in what takes place there.

"I live next to 3 within walking distance - we never got a heads up or a community meeting either," Santa Monica Mayor Lara Negrete wrote on Facebook. "The system is not working fairly and informing people and it's above our heads often coming from state and county - yet we have to manage the chaos."

"I'm not anti-car, I'm anti-speed," explained Oakland DOT director Josh Rowan, at a SPUR talk Tuesday in Rockridge. The key, he said, to making a city inviting all comes down to how it feels to walk around, and it's a big deterrent when people don't feel safe crossing the street. "We have challenges in Oakland with reckless drivers, speeding... how do we scrub some of that speed off?"

You're competing against national brands with million-dollar marketing budgets. The advice you keep hearing? "Use the same tools they use." You sign up for tools built for enterprise operations - and suddenly you're drowning in features you don't need, integrations that don't work and subscription fees that add up faster than your leads. That's where many go wrong. More technology doesn't mean better results for small businesses.

Independent horror will always be just a little bit ahead of the game," he told IndieWire in a recent conversation about the future of fear in film.

They are natural, organic conversations that are happening between real people about, you know, what's the right pair of running shoes to get, or, what restaurant are you going to, or whatever. It's a really unique place, because the most engaged audiences are already on Reddit talking about your business and your brands. So for comms people, that's a tailor-made opportunity.

Welcome to City Limits' NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

In Oakland, the work of building stronger communities happens everywhere-in City Hall chambers, in classrooms, and just as often across a café table in our neighborhoods. This past September, I was reminded of the power of connection as I had the privilege of convening conversations that brought government, schools, and neighbors together around a shared purpose: shaping a brighter future for our city.

The Kuakata Training Center, designed by CODEC Design Studio, is a purpose-built facility supporting skill development and capacity building for coastal communities in Bangladesh. Positioned close to fishing settlements, ecological zones, and tourist routes, it offers residential training on coastal resource management, sustainable tourism, and disaster preparedness. Developed through a phased construction process, the project emphasizes quality, sustainability, and contextual relevance. Local contractors and laborers were engaged from the outset, ensuring not only construction efficiency but also skill transfer and community ownership of the center.

Despite its fraught reputation, Pullman Yards is an excellent space for an art fair. Perhaps aware of the community concerns, the venue recently launched an , which was highlighted and promoted at the fair. The large industrial space hosted 75 local, national and international galleries and arts organisations, as well as a stage for AAF's popular . The fair's organisers and exhibitors seemed better acclimated to the space on their second outing.

Usually at the State of the City, we'll list out all of the things that we did, Aftab said. But behind each of those items is a story, where people in our cityresidents, city staff, nonprofits, agenciesthey all came together to try and make things better for the place we all call home.

Thousands of revelers gathered in Harlem on Sunday for the 56th Annual African American Day Parade (AADP). The parade route stretched along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard from 111th Street to 137th Street, featuring marching bands, community organizations, performance groups, floats, fraternities and sororities, civil servants, celebrities, and public leaders. The event was live-streamed by WABC 7. This year's theme-"Education is Our #1 Priority"-highlighted the importance of civic engagement.

Who, by running challenger tech brand OnePlus, knows exactly what it's like to have to constantly iterate, innovate and make every marketing penny work hard in an ultra-competitive market. So we asked Celina, whose career has taken her to Motorola, Nokia, Huawei and Asos before joining OnePlus in 2019, about the real challenges marketers face in such a fast-paced environment. She also shared shrewd advice on working for challenger brands, on the complexities of bringing work to life and creating award-winning campaigns on a budget.

Sometimes the most powerful changes in the food and beverage industry come from the simplest questions. When 17-year-old Lexi Mondary asked her boss at Ashland GattiTown if they could donate leftover pizzas to help people in need, she had no idea that her curiosity would transform her workplace into a community champion, earning the restaurant recognition as a 2024 "Hunger Hero" by Facing Hunger Food Bank.

We want to send a big thanks to everyone who ran and was willing to serve on the PSF Board. Even if you were not elected, we appreciate all the time and effort you put into thinking about how to improve the PSF and represent the parts of the community you participate in. We hope that you will continue to think about these issues, share your ideas, and join a PSF Work Group or PSF initiative if you feel called to do so.

What are you going to do about it? What are you gonna do about if that's what you see for the country in light of the expertise that you heard on today's program and over the span of the 12 years I've been here. You know what the answer is? Go volunteer. Go mentor someone. Go to church. Go to a synagogue. Go t0 a mosque. Go where you are among people. Get offline and rub shoulders, especially with those who are dissimilar from you.

It's all about having fun!" Johnson said. "Coming together, sharing experiences, and getting inspired are what keeps us motivated.

A core component of the Colossal-curated exhibition, No One Knows All It Takes, is community participation. Each of the artists- Bryana Bibbs, Raoul Deal, Maria Gaspar, and Swoon ( previously)-is deeply engaged with the people they portray and collaborate with, a commitment that inspires nuanced, insightful projects and a truly communal process. As part of the exhibition at the Haggerty Museum of Art, we've considered how to reflect this mode of working through programming and a participatory project.

Leonid Furmansky + 23 Category: Sports Architecture Lead Team: Michael Rahmatoulin, Minta Stohrer Design Team: Derrington Building Studio Engineering & Consulting > Structural: Structures General Constructing: Aday & Associates Engineering & Consulting > Mep: EEA Engineering & Consulting > Lighting: Spectrum More SpecsLess Specs Leonid Furmansky Text description provided by the architects. Crux Pflugerville marks Crux Climbing Center's first purpose-built facility, thoughtfully designed by Derrington Building Studio to blend athletic function, architectural clarity, and community engagement.