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Angela Blanchard

@cajunangela

Born for Storms. Chief Recovery and Resilience Officer, City of Houston.

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Please ignore criticism and blame for choices you made facing a storm. Storms are unpredictable and how you fare is only a small event in a much larger pattern. You are not to blame. We are all vulnerable creatures on a common journey. Disaster and disruption are a part of

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THERE BE DRAGONS. We are a species in search of a new narrative, a new mythology, one that weaves our scientific understanding around and into the vast unknowable forces that buffet us to and fro. One that allows us to look up and inward for answers to human vulnerability and

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I’d love to answer this. #StormSolidarity. I’m pulling my “City Leader’s Guide to Resettlement and Recovery” out for sharing. What can Houston teach Asheville about disaster recovery? One N.C. resident wants to find out. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-w… via @houstonchron

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extremely grateful to people who have signed up to be an election worker in houston this year. it's not the easiest job and your community thanks you ♥️

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HELP NEEDED Need a local graphic illustrator for meeting about untangling a complex process. Needs to be able to create a visual representation of a process as it’s being described. This doesn’t need to be an artistic representation - though creativity is greatly appreciated.

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Great news for Houston's Fifth Ward community. City Council has approved the purchase of a generator for the Kashmere Gardens Multi-Service Center, a much-needed resource for residents. This location will now serve as a resilience hub during storms, a significant step in

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Painful. Sometimes no matter what you do or how much of it you do it will not be enough. Today I’m of the mindset that you are welcome to provide all the criticism you like if you were out last night doing what our team was doing - talking to our neighbors who are living on the

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Houstonians, please be at a safe location by TONIGHT 6 PM. Roads will be icy and dangerous to travel in. Don't put yourself at risk. Be prepared to be at that location at least through Thursday. Stay safe and warm. Check all available warming centers at HoustonOEM.org.

Houstonians, please be at a safe location by TONIGHT 6 PM. Roads will be icy and dangerous to travel in. Don't put yourself at risk. Be prepared to be at that location at least through Thursday. Stay safe and warm. Check all available warming centers at HoustonOEM.org.
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Find your water shut-off valve now. Normally found outside of your house or inside your garage, closing the valve when a pipe bursts from freezing can prevent further damage.

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SACRED GROUND Before you speak about the Texas Hill Country tragedy, ask yourself - will this in any way ease pain or lighten the load carried by those closest to this tragedy? We all have the obligation to treat heartbroken people, and their excruciating losses and grief as