City Focus

By League of Oregon Cities

The goal of our podcasts is to provide timely, relevant information to cities, legislators, media and the public by highlighting and focusing on specific topics in quick-paced episodes. We will discus... more

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How many episodes does City Focus have?

The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.

City Focus episodes:

July 08, 2019 Inside the Capitol - 2019 Session Wrap-up with Jim McCauley
It's time for Inside the Capitol…your weekly legislative update from the League of Oregon Cities…and now, for a wrap up of the 2019 session here is LOC Legislative Director, Jim McCauley.

Here are links to the items that Jim mentioned on this week's episode:

Watch live and archived legislative video here, learn more about LOC Legislative Advocacy and find the latest LOC Bulletin here.
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19min
June 27, 2019 EP 22: Spotlight on LGPI HR Matters and Oregon's Equal Pay law
On this episode, I'm joined in the studio by Ruth Mattox, LGPI Senior HR Consultant for a conversation about pay equity as well as the many important HR services LGPI provides to members.

Show notes:

Oregon's Pay Equity Law – Technical Assistance for Employers

LGPI – Our Services

Ruth Mattox
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13min
June 24, 2019 Inside the Capitol - Week of June 24, 2019
It's time for Inside the Capitol…your weekly legislative update from the League of Oregon Cities…and now, for a look at what's happening this week in Salem here is LOC Lobbyist, Wendy Johnson.

Here are links to the items that Wendy mentioned on this week's episode: HB 5006, HB 5030, HB 2377, HB 5005, HB 2445, HB 2164, HB 2005, HB 3273, SB 558, HB 2001, HB 2003 and HB 2420.

Watch live and archived legislative video here and find the latest LOC Bulletin here.
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9min
June 17, 2019 Inside the Capitol - Week of June 17, 2019
It's time for Inside the Capitol…your weekly legislative update from the League of Oregon Cities…and now, for a look at what's happening this week in Salem here is LOC Legislative Director, Jim McCauley.

Here are links to the items that Jim mentioned on this week's episode:

HB 2020, HB 2173, HB 2184, HB 2449 and HB 3273

Watch live and archived legislative video here and find the latest LOC Bulletin here.
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10min
June 13, 2019 EP 21: Predicting Harmful Algal Blooms in Municipal Water Systems
Summer is almost here, and drinking water and algae blooms are in the news again. On this episode, I'm joined in the studio by James Watson and Mat Titus from The Prediction Lab for a conversation about harmful algal blooms in municipal water systems. They share how they assisted the City of Salem in dealing with last summer's drinking water advisories and how they use mathematics and algorithms to predict future blooms.

Show notes:

The Prediction Lab

TPL Presentation
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25min
June 10, 2019 Inside the Capitol - Week of June 10, 2019
It's time for Inside the Capitol…your weekly legislative update from the League of Oregon Cities…and now, for a look at what's happening this week in Salem here is LOC Legislative Director, Jim McCauley.

Here are links to the items that Jim mentioned on this week's episode:

HB 3273, HB 2449, HB 2173, HB 2184, HB 2001 and HB 2003

Watch live and archived legislative video here and find the latest LOC Bulletin here.

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10min
June 03, 2019 Inside the Capitol - Week June 3, 2019
It's time for Inside the Capitol…your weekly legislative update from the League of Oregon Cities…and now, for a look at what's happening this week in Salem here is LOC Lobbyist, Erin Doyle.

Here are links to the items that Erin mentioned on this week's episode: HB 2003, SB 10 and HB 2001.

Watch live and archived legislative video here and find the latest LOC Bulletin here.

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8min
May 30, 2019 EP 20: Spotlight on LOC Legal Services
On this episode, I'm joined in the studio by Patty Mulvihill, LOC General Counsel and Jayme Hafner, LOC Assistant General Counsel for a conversation about the League's Legal Services.

Every day at the League we get calls from city officials who believe they are alone in experiencing confusion over municipal law issues. Patty and Jayme are here today to let our members know that they are not alone and that cities throughout Oregon can call the League daily on simple and complicated matters.

Show notes:

LOC Legal Services

Legal Services User's Guide

Patty's email

Jayme's email

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14min
May 28, 2019 Inside the Capitol - Week of May 27, 2019
It's time for Inside the Capitol…your weekly legislative update from the League of Oregon Cities…and now, for a look at what's happening this week in Salem here is LOC Lobbyist, Wendy Johnson.

Here are links to the items that Wendy mentioned on this week's episode: SB 1049, HB 2005, HB 2016, HB 2174, HB 2408 and HB 2184.

Watch live and archived legislative video here and find the latest LOC Bulletin here.

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10min
May 20, 2019 Inside the Capitol - Week of May 20, 2019
It's time for Inside the Capitol…your weekly legislative update from the League of Oregon Cities…and now, for a look at what's happening this week in Salem here is LOC Lobbyist, Scott Winkels.

Here are links to the items that Scott mentioned on this week's episode: HB 2020, SB 2408, HB 2353, and SB 1049

Watch live and archived legislative video here and find the latest LOC Bulletin here.

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6min

FAQs about City Focus:

How many episodes does City Focus have?

The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.