Throughout California, cities are seeking new and better ways to engage their residents and add community voices to important public discussions and the decision-making processes of local elected representatives. However, the residents who do get involved often do not represent the broader community.Read more »
California’s population is changing and many communities have a growing number of immigrant residents who are new or relatively new to the United States. Successfully involving these community members in local civic and political life is a challenge for many cities and counties. However such participation can be an important contributor to stronger communities and more effective local governance. While every county and city is different, these ideas to effectively engage first and second generation immigrant residents may be helpful.Read more »
Sal Tinajero, council member for the City of Santa Ana, and Oscar Rios, council member for the City of Watsonville, discusses how cities can better communicate with and involve their Latino populations.Read more »
Local officials in California’s increasingly diverse communities are looking for strategies to fully involve residents in the civic and political life of their cities. Mike Gipson, mayor pro tem, Carson; Lee Pierce, council member, Santa Rosa; and Sedalia Sanders, council member, El Centro, offer their views on how cities can better communicate with and involve African-American residents.Read more »
Steve Cho, council member for the City of Fremont, and Lena Tam, vice mayor of the City of Alameda (and, respectively, president and vice-president of the League’s Asian-Pacific Islander Caucus), discuss how cities can support and serve their Asian and Pacific Islander populations.Read more »
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