C.A.R.O.N. (Community Alliance to Revitalize Our Neighborhood), an initiative of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, works to create strong and healthy immigrant families that are integrated into their community. C.A.R.O.N. works in partnership with schools, the faith community, youth groups, and parents. Family engagement and outreach programs offered through...

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson, his staff, and public works staff from the county have embarked on an unprecedented civic engagement effort during the past two years in order to gather public input and support for a long needed community wastewater system in the unincorporated community of Los...

The City of Vallejo launched their third cycle of Participatory Budgeting (PB) in 2015, a process that gives residents and stakeholders the opportunity to develop and prioritize community-generated ideas for a portion of the city budget for city council consideration. Over the previous two cycles, participating residents have been able...