Across the united states. You know, city leaders, whether you are in a city, town or village are uniquely situated. What do i mean by that . In the state of the union you have National Media do you have congress and its all about trying to score partisan points. But, in the state of the city its really talking to constituents, connecting with them about what youve done and about what you are going to do. I will tell you another place where we are uniquely situated. We see our constituents every day in Grocery Stores and in our places of worship and in everyday areas like the ywca and sometimes they just show up at city hall, whether they have an appointment or not because they want to talk to the mayor. Guess what . We talked because that is what mayors and what city leaders do. This year i gave my eight state of the city address. I will tell you, we have gone to doing this as a ted talk because quite honestly it got so long and i got so tired of reading it and they got tired of hearin
This is about an hour and 40 minutes. Good morning and welcome to the National League of cities. It is my distinct honor to bring you greetings on behalf of the board and the staff of the National League of cities. We are excited about this presentation this morning, as we discuss the state of cities across the united states. You know, city leaders, whether you are in a city, town or village are uniquely situated. What do i mean by that . In the state of the union you have National Media do you have congress and its all about trying to score partisan points. But, in the state of the city its really talking to constituents, connecting with them about what youve done and about what you are going to do. I will tell you another place where we are uniquely situated. We see our constituents every day in Grocery Stores and in our places of worship and in everyday areas like the ywca and sometimes they just show up at city hall, whether they have an appointment or not because they want to talk
Click. This week, and next, a repeat of clicks stellar trip to india, with bhangra bangers. Smoggy sunsets. And angry angle grinders. Get ready, your Indian Experience starts now. As soon as you step off the plane, india hits you like a big, hot wall of noise. It is everything youve ever imagined it to be. It is life turned up to ii. The first thing youll notice will be the traffic. Its always the traffic. Is the tip just to kind of step out . Oh, this looks like a gap. The sound is deafening everyones honking. For 70 years this country has been independent of british rule and the cities that have sprung up around the old colonial grandeur seem chaotic, but they do kinda work. Kinda. And india has found a niche in the wider world. Half of its 1. 2 billion people are aged 35 or under. Maybe thats why its known for its it know how, its outsourcing. And the bosses of some of the Biggest Tech Companies in the world are indian. But it hasnt had as much luck in taking over the world of consu
Click. This week, and next, a repeat of clicks stellar trip to india, with bhangra bangers. Smoggy sunsets. And angry angle grinders. Get ready, your Indian Experience starts now. As soon as you step off the plane, india hits you like a big, hot wall of noise. It is everything youve ever imagined it to be. It is life turned up to ii. The first thing youll notice will be the traffic. Its always the traffic. Is the tip just to kind of step out . Oh, this looks like a gap. The sound is deafening everyones honking. For 70 years this country has been independent of british rule and the cities that have sprung up around the old colonial grandeur seem chaotic, but they do kinda work. Kinda. And india has found a niche in the wider world. Half of its 1. 2 billion people are aged 35 or under. Maybe thats why its known for its it know how, its outsourcing. And the bosses of some of the Biggest Tech Companies in the world are indian. But it hasnt had as much luck in taking over the world of consu
Click. This week, and next, a repeat of clicks stellar trip to india, with bhangra bangers. Smoggy sunsets. And angry angle grinders. Get ready, your Indian Experience starts now. As soon as you step off the plane, india hits you like a big, hot wall of noise. It is everything youve ever imagined it to be. It is life turned up to ii. The first thing youll notice will be the traffic. Its always the traffic. Is the tip just to kind of step out . Oh, this looks like a gap. The sound is deafening everyones honking. For 70 years this country has been independent of british rule and the cities that have sprung up around the old colonial grandeur seem chaotic, but they do kinda work. Kinda. And india has found a niche in the wider world. Half of its 1. 2 billion people are aged 35 or under. Maybe thats why its known for its it know how, its outsourcing. And the bosses of some of the Biggest Tech Companies in the world are indian. But it hasnt had as much luck in taking over the world of consu