King County GIS Center Senior GIS Cartographer Patrick Jankanish
Patrick Jankanish creates publication-quality map and graphic products for print and online media. Patrick has practiced innovative cartography for more than thirty years in academic, commercial consulting, freelance, and government settings. Whatever the subject matter—parks and recreation, earth sciences, the environment and natural resources, public policy and information, education, transportation, public infrastructure, and more—Patrick takes a holistic approach to cartography that combines bedrock cartographic theory, modern graphic design principles and techniques, always-evolving GIS and graphic arts technology, and the careful crafting of the written word, both linguistically and visually, to achieve effective… Read More
Stormwater mapping in King County: A glimpse into the world of tracking where the rain goes
Crossposted from GIS & You By Greg Babinski Can you imagine a city without storm sewers? In 2007 I experienced what it is like to be in a city without storm sewers during a heavy rainfall. I was starting a trip across Russia in Vladivostok, a beautiful city with friendly people. One morning it rained during breakfast and when I left my hotel to explore the city, I found all the streets flooded calf-deep. In the distance I noticed people taking boards and bricks that had been stacked along sidewalks to create… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Zero Youth Detention on Twitter
Zero Youth Detention is King County’s aspirational goal for juvenile justice reform. Juvenile detention is a roadblock in our desire for all kids to be happy, healthy, safe and thriving. @KingCountyZYD shares updates from King County government on local efforts to steer more youth away from courts and detention. Follow Zero Youth Detention on Twitter today.
Featured Job: Administrative Specialist II (Korean)
Closing: 07/13/18 11:59 PM (GMT -8:00) Salary: $21.04 – $26.81 Hourly Location: Renton, WA Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 35 hours per week Department: Elections Job Number: 2018-08269 #GoPublic and make a difference! This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the elections process! The Department of Elections is searching for an energetic and resourceful professional who likes to get “stuff” done. The Administrative Specialist II position in the Voter Services Department combines an exciting, fast paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills…. Read More
Enseñanzas del Data Dive Latino/a
Crossposted from Best Starts for Kids Part 4 of our Community Owned Data blog series This is the fourth post in our month-long Community Owned Data series we are doing to highlight our learnings from the Best Starts for Kids Health Survey. We brought the data to specific communities in the form of “data dives,” asked what they thought, and learned a lot from community input and data interpretation! In this post, we hear directly from a facilitator who led a Latino/a data dive event. Each of our eight data dive community… Read More
Pet of the Week: Dobbie
Shared from RASKC’s Adoptable Animals Dobbie is a 1 year and 9 month-old, male domestic shorthair cat (A555736). His adoption color is RED, meaning he is a spirited cat with a fun-loving personality. Dobbie is an energetic kitty looking for an active family or a family who already has an FIV+ confident friend that he can play with. He loves to play with all the toys, lasers, wands, ropes, you name it, and he will play with it! Although he is SUPER affectionate, he prefers if it is on his own terms…. Read More
Training Spotlight: Building Change Management and Effectiveness
ICYMI: We featured Building Change Management and Effectiveness in our kick-off Training Spotlight post. Building Change Management and Effectiveness is a one-day training being offered July 27 and Sept. 7 in room 560 of the King County Administration Building. Craig Fleck will join King County’s own Debra Baker in delivering the session. Read more. Helping your team, department or organization navigate the challenges of constant change is a critical part of any leader’s or manager’s work. Dealing with change effectively can reduce anxiety, fear and stress, and can increase productiveness, innovation and… Read More
KCIT deploying new tool to protect data and systems
KCIT will deploy a new security tool later this month that will help protect the entire King County network from cybersecurity attacks. The new tool will operate behind the scenes, helping to protect all of our data and systems from both external and internal cyber threats. This deployment should affect neither your computer nor your day-to-day business operations. If you are blocked from a work-approved website or application, either submit a Help Desk Ticket to HelpTicket@KingCounty.gov or escalate the issue through your technical support group.
The sharing of peace
Crossposted from Zero Youth Detention By Linda Robson How peacemaking circles are changing King County’s juvenile justice system and staff from the inside out “For me, I went to my intro to peacemaking about a year after my father had passed away. And I was close to last on sharing our object, and I had brought a picture of him and me from high school,” said Ashley Mareld, recalling her first foray into the practice of peacemaking circles. “I obviously broke down talking about it—a lot of times people get emotional… Read More
Overseas and service voters
Regardless of where you are in the world, you have the right to cast a ballot in every election and have it arrive on time to be counted. Overseas and service voters have additional voter registration, ballot delivery, and ballot return options. Let your King County expats and servicemembers know the deadline to register to vote online or by mail for the August 7 primary and special election is Friday, July 6 – the end of this week! If you have U.S. friends and family overseas, let them know they can learn… Read More
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