7:30pm -- Boston, MATonight I attended a banquet of the Pioneer Institute, which held its annual "Better Government" competition. The Pioneer Institute creates incentives for initiatives and projects that make government more efficient and effective. It was inspiring to see so many unique and
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3:10pm -- Boston, MAI was asked to speak today at the Harvard University Divinity School's "Summer Leadership Institute." This group from across the country comes together for a number of weeks to read cases, think, learn, and write. I love coming to Cambridge, and I love being able to be on this
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12:30pm - New York CityLast night I took a red-eye out of Sac to New York City, where I had the pleasure of meeting with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg is fascinating. He's a man of contrasts; he's a billionaire, yet he has broad-based appeal among New Yorkers, enjoying an 80 percent approval
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 3:30pm - New York CityThe National Board of Directors of LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) is a nonprofit dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities. I sit on the Board, and on its Development Committee, which met
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Kevin Johnson wins 2008 election for Sacramento Mayor.
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8:00pm - New York CityAfter the Board meeting, I was lucky enough to catch a show (it's hard to resist when staying so close to the Theater District).  I nabbed a ticket to “Thurgood," starring Lawrence Fishburne. It is a 90-minute, one man show in which Fishburne is incredibly impressive telling
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