- ILG Programs and Resources
- Local Government Basics
Nuts and bolts information for those who want to understand core aspects of local agency operations better- For Effective Meetings
Meetings Resource Center - For Those New to Local Public Service
- Newly Elected Officials Orientation Materials
- Budgeting & Finance
- Leadership Skills
- Making Decisions
- Engaging the Public
- Media Relations
Working withe the Media - Working with Staff
This section explains the division of labor between elected officials. - When Bad Things Happen
- Land Use
- Public Trust & Transparency
- Responsibilities and Powers
This section explains, among other things, what counties, cities, schools and special districts do and under what legal authority. - Personnel/Labor Relations/Pensions
- Health & Human Services
- For the Public and Media
Ruth Vreeland Public Participation Resource Center: Fostering a Vital Civic Environment - For Students and Educators
- For Those Leaving Public Service
- For Effective Meetings
- Ethics & Transparency
- Leading by Values
Values - Understanding Public Service Ethics Laws
understanding ethics laws - Ethics Education (AB 1234 Training)
- Transparency Strategies
- Analyzing Public Service Dilemmas
Everyday Ethics Columns - Ethics Tools
- Ballot Measure Activities
Resources on California law relating to use of public resources for ballot measure-related activities - Campaigning for Office
Campaign Ethics
- Leading by Values
- Public Engagement
- Sustainable Communities
- Sustainability Best Practices Framework
- Healthy Neighborhoods
- Online Guide to Planning Healthy Neighborhoods
- Health, Planning & Community Design
- Health, Transportation & Mobility
- Health & Community Services
- Health & Public Safety
- Health & Economic Development
- Health & Housing
- Healthy Workplaces
- Land Use & Environment
- Planning for Climate Change
- Sustainability Resource Centers
- SB 375 Resource Center
- Commercial Recycling
- Financing Sustainability
- Greening Agency Fleets
- Sustainable Economic Development
- Insuring Kids' Health
- Creating Safe Walking and Bicycling Communities
- Beacon Award: Local Leadership Toward Solving Climate Change
- Sustainable Communities Learning Network
- SF Bay Area Climate Portal
Content page with Bay area local government resources
- Collaboration & Partnerships
Resources on strategies for partnerships among local agencies and tools for working through conflicts among agencies.
- Local Government Basics
- The Publications Center
- About the Institute
