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Ethics Forums These forums provide local officials an opportunity to share ideas on ethics in public service.
Dealing with Emotional Situations	1	2	28 weeks 2 days ago by JoAnne Speers ILG
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Land Use & Environment Forums
Sustainable Community Planning at the Local Level Share your questions, thoughts, and experiences about tools and resources cities and counties can use to reduce vehicle-miles travelled (VMT) and greehouse gas emissions; as well as how local, regional, and state agencies can work together to plan more sustainable communities. This discussion forum continues the conversation begun at the Institute's recent webinar "Tools and Resources for Sustainable Community Planning at the Local Level" (www.ca-ilg.org/landuse).	3	4	2 weeks 4 days ago by JillBoone
Local Government 101 Forums These forums relate to improving public information about local government basics.
Techniques for Improving Public Knowledge About Local Government	4	5	4 weeks 3 days ago by Benny
California Climate Action Network (CCAN)
Climate Change Cap-And-Trade This forum addresses climate change cap-and-trade and related issues.	1	1	16 weeks 4 days ago by cpereira
Commercial Recycling Ordinances and Programs This forum addresses local commercial recycling programs and related issues.	1	1	23 weeks 4 days ago by csummerell
Energy Efficiency and Conservation	1	1	5 weeks 3 days ago by csummerell
Fleet Conversion	1	1	9 weeks 23 hours ago by cpereira
Involving the Public in Climate Action Planning This forum addresses how local agencies involve the public -- both residents and businesses -- in preparing climate action plans.	1	1	23 weeks 4 days ago by csummerell
Forum Tool Test Area This is a temporary area where we are testing our Forum tools. It will be removed when the testing is complete.
Test Forum This forum is a test. Please do not post any content to this forum. It will be removed when the test is complete.	3	17	11 weeks 4 days ago by kloman

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