The perils of boosterism

Chapter 8Boosterism, Brokerage and Uneasy Bedfellows:Networked Urban Governance and the Emergence ofPost-Political Orthodoxy Iain Deas and Nicola HeadlamPre-publication final draft chapter in: Paddison, R. and Hutton, T (eds) Cities andEconomic Change: Restructuring and Dislocation in the Global Metropolis, London:Sage.BackgroundThis chapter explores recent experiences of city governance, focusing in particular on theemergence of entrepreneurial governance strategies…

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I left my dream job to come home and fight

Hi John, Something historic is happening in California. For the first time this century, a Republican has a real shot at becoming Attorney General. The polls are close, and I’m outraising Gavin Newsom’s wingman, Rob Bonta. Californians are fed up with an AG who rubber stamps the fraud and waste that occurs in plain sight.…

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