City Connection - Mayor Rosalynn Bliss & David Green (GR Communications Director)

Mayor Rosalynn Bliss talks with David Green, Grand Rapids' new Communications Director. City Connection is hosted by Linda Gellasch and powered by GRTV & The Rapidian; services of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center. Topics discussed include: World of Winter outdoor festival, making GR a more active 4-season city, homeless outreach efforts & partnerships, affordable housing, David Green's background and his thoughts on modern day communications solutions, engaging with community conversation, GR comparisons to Austin, vaccines, City FInances, violence and public safety, jobs programs, and the upcoming State of the City address. Conversation recorded on February 1st, 2021. http://www.therapidian.org/ http://www.grcmc.org/ http://www.grtv.org/ http://www.grcity.us/ For over 25 years, the monthly live Q&A show featuring the mayor & other city officials of Grand Rapids. Powered by GRTV, The Rapidian, & the Community Media Center. Broadcasting on GRTV’s Livewire, Comcast channel 24, streaming online, & now distributed digitally via podcast. Mayor John Logie started the program in 1992 as a way to share mayoral perspective with Grand Rapidians and to bring a little more transparency to local government. City Connection is an opportunity to interact directly with one of our city’s top elected officials. Talk to us & submit your questions & comments for discussion via email at: [email protected]