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McGeorge Adjunct Professor Chris Micheli

https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/role-of-local-government-in-california

The role of local government cannot be overstated. The 58 counties, the 482 cities, and over 3000 special districts from transportation agencies to local air districts, water boards, and vector control agencies, all play a very critical role in making and implementing public policy throughout the state of California.

Counties are specified as “political…

When you think of the right to vote, you probably think about state laws.  But cities and towns make laws that control the right to vote, too.  Did you know that “in November 2016, Berkeley, California decided to lower the voting age to sixteen for its school board elections and San Francisco…