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2/1/23: "What newly-elected aldermen need to know, and who might tell them"
Inside Chicago Government
English - February 01, 2023 20:02 - 6 minutes - 2.57 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNews chicago glowacz government joravsky public Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 1/4/23: "Aldermen spread Red bread at year's end"
In an audio interview, Dave Glowacz spoke with First Ward Ald. Daniel La Spata about the training of new City Council members. In the standard version, La Spata spoke of plans to have newbies shadow their experienced peers. In the premium version: how the city's "formal" training lacked key info and had outright falsehoods; the disappearing contact info for residents; the crucial skill of lobbying; how to get put on committees; and the "jargon giraffe." (For the full-length version, subscribe at chigov.com.) Length 6.9 minutes.