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Promoting Good Government at the Local Level
ILG is the research and education affiliate of the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities.
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Civic Participation in California
Civic Participation in California
Civic Participation is a compendium of articles that appeared in Western City magazine from July through December 2008.
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