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Christopher Swope

Christopher Swope

Former Editor

Christopher Swope, a former Governing editor, writes about city innovation and leadership.

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Philip Mangano
Philip Mangano’s crusade against homelessness began in a cinema. It was the 1970s, and Mangano was working in Los Angeles as a music agent. One day he went to see a film called “Brother Sun, Sister Moon.” Mangano didn’t know anything about the movie except that its director, Franco Zeffirelli, was one of his favorites.
2006
 · Christopher Swope
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He Does Know Disasters
I was aware that Michael D. Brown, that is, Brownie, the man who depending on your point of view either botched the feds' response to ...
April 08, 2010
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Sell American
So you're thinking of selling off a highway or two. But you saw how that whole Dubai ports thing shook out. Foreign ownership = bad politics, ...
April 08, 2010
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A Little Less Creative
Burnt out on the Richard Florida wars yet? Wait! There's more! The Census Bureau just released some data on domestic migration. By this gauge, the ...
April 08, 2010
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The Patronage Trap, ctd.
There's an interesting debate over political patronage going on at Illinois' Capitol Fax Blog. You'll want to check it out, especially if you're one of ...
April 08, 2010
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Whose Roadkill is This?
Local governments always complain about states passing responsibilities (and costs) down to them. But this takes the cake. NJ Guv Jon Corzine is proposing to ...
April 08, 2010
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Podcastaganda
I've just spent an hour listening to various governors' podcasts. I wouldn't normally fill my mornings with such masochism. But ever since my optometrist squirted ...
April 08, 2010
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The Blogging Bill Bratton
Add LAPD Chief and noted gang-buster Bill Bratton to the list of high-profile local bloggers. Bratton's opening post today calls the newly launched LAPD blog &...
April 08, 2010
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Hybrids in the HOV: It Works!
For as long as states such as Arizona, California and Virginia have let drivers of hybrid-electric cars ride solo in highway carpool lanes, there's only ...
April 08, 2010
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Profile in Courage
When Doug Duncan dropped out of the Maryland governor's race last week due to his  struggles with clinical depression, he achieved a civic good ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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