For the most part, cities are not competitors; they are cooperators. Sure, economic development might be frustrating, and sphere of influence issues arise from time to time. Or, a city might feel it is bearing the brunt of a social challenge and seek others to be interested. But 90 percent of the time, it is love. That is unique.
In the private sector, fierce competition creates trade secrets, lawsuits, partnerships designed to gut the competition and more. It can be ruthless.
Tripepi Smith has its feet in both worlds. We are competitive, and we hate to lose (especially me). But in our work with public agencies, some of our best value-add comes when client cities ask us what other cities are doing to communicate. We have visited enough communities and talked to enough local government people to have a pretty good pulse on cities across California. There are few issues we have not seen before (though a recent ferret legalization matter in Culver City was pretty new to us).
We often hear how cities can be incubators for policy experimentation and innovation. I totally agree. But when a discovery is made or an exciting innovation occurs, cities like to share the news (Putnam Awards, Beacon Awards, etc.), not horde it like a trade secret. This benefits every city and the people they serve.
So, quickly, here are three cool things cities are doing that I have become aware of recently: Santa Clara does a highlight reel of each council meeting for the public
to make it more digestible. A public TV show I stumbled across recently featured
virtual senior centers
that offer several benefits, especially for homebound seniors. Of course, a virtual senior center can't happen without internet access, and one of the biggest city innovators is San Leandro with its public-private partnership
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Infrastructure is an unsung hero that enables innumerable conveniences, from binging on Netflix to heating our homes. We urge that cities make silent infrastructure less silent, and instead provide visuals, explanations and celebratory milestones when infrastructure is built, updated or provided.
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Granicus recently acquired Vision Internet, further consolidating the options for local government website development services. Learn what this could mean for Vision clients.
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Tripepi Smith recently developed three videos to help Culver CityBus celebrate 90 years of operation. Read More
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Tripepi Smith provides marketing, technology and public affairs solutions
for private companies and public agencies. Whether you're redoing your website, driving an email campaign, shooting a video or launching on Facebook, Tripepi Smith can help.
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Client Highlight:
RPLG provides effective, responsive and creative legal solutions to its clients throughout California. The firm operates under the principle that representing government is in the public interest, advocating for
public agencies, nonprofit entities, individuals and private entities.
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Service Spotlight:
Graphic Design
Tripepi Smith's expert graphic designers are passionate about producing eye-catching, engaging visual communication vehicles for our clients' initiatives and programs.
Click/tap here to see our graphic design work and learn more about the graphic design services we offer.
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Talent On Tap:
Melanie James
Melanie is a Business Analyst and Graphic Designer on team Tripepi Smith. She is well-versed in all things website design, graphic design and WordPress CMS.
Before joining Tripepi Smith in 2016, Melanie worked as a freelance graphic designer.
She studied Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach, and went on to earn a Digital Arts Degree from Golden West College in Huntington Beach.
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Civic Business Journal reports on the people, companies and solutions that make local government in California more effective.
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2018 Conference Plans
Tripepi Smith can be found on the conference circuit. Look for us at the following events:
Washington City Manager Association / ICMA West Coast Conference
Stevenson, WA
MMASC Women's Leadership Summit
Yorba Linda, CA
MMANC Women's Leadership Summit
Richmond, CA
CCCA Annual
Municipal Seminar
Indian Wells
ICMA Annual Conference
Baltimore, MD
LOCC Annual Conference
Long Beach
MMASC Annual Conference
Indian Wells
MMANC Annual Conference
Yosemite
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