The Fractional Leader

Most AI coverage is written for Silicon Valley, not for someone managing a 300-person public works department. This is the first source I've found that actually speaks to local government constraints — procurement, budget cycles, residents who show up to council meetings.

Short enough to read between meetings, specific enough to actually cite in a memo. I've pulled case studies straight from this newsletter into presentations for my council.

I don't have time to sift through hype to find what's actually usable in a city budget meeting. This newsletter does that filtering for me — I've forwarded at least three issues to my IT director this year.