San Lorenzo Valley Community Council @SLVCommunity

The Davenport North Coast Association (DNCA) is an intermediary group that recently effectively advocated for fire families who are trying to rebuild. facebook.com/Davenport-Nort…

Santa Barbara has successfully utilized a neighborhood advisory council system since November 2010. santabarbaraca.gov/gov/brdcomm/nz…

Another example of a community council supporting the work of the county's supervisors. Riverside County's Community Council: rivco4.org/Councils/Commu…

In the 1970s Californians decided Municipal Community Councils Improve ‘Process and Progress.’ The councils provided communities, which had experienced economic or social inequities as a result of unincorporation, take a greater role in their own oversi... jaymeackemann-20458.medium.com/in-the-1970s-c…

A North County, Advisory Council for Teens (ACT) has been created through the Santa Cruz Public Library system. Good to know that advisory councils are embraced here in the San Lorenzo Valley: santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/8197258

Join us in asking Supervisor Bruce McPherson to support our calls to form a San Lorenzo Valley Community Council. sign.moveon.org/petitions/san-…

Letter | For Fire Recovery SLV Community Council an Idea Worth Considering slvpost.com/letter-for-fir…

Since May 1994 the Westside Community Council has worked to create a better, safer neighborhood in which to live, work, and raise families. Organized, nonpartisan group of citizens focused on improving the quality of life for all in their region. westsidecommunitycouncil.org

County supervisors fail to ease rebuilding rules for CZU fire survivors. Read Antonia Bradford's column... slvpost.com/county-supervi…

It didn't have to be this hard. Read @JaymeAckemann's post on how a Community Council could have created a community-based process to consider changes to the ordinances delaying the fire recovery. jaymeackemann-20458.medium.com/a-community-co…

The Little Tokyo Community Council - LTCC is an example of a community council established 1999 within the City of Los Angeles littletokyola.org/about

A municipal council may be an idea that is new to San Lorenzo Valley, but it's an idea that took root in the 1970s and has been widely employed in unincorporated communities since then. Check out this state senate report submitted by Jack Fuller in 1977. sgf.senate.ca.gov/sites/sgf.sena…

A municipal council may be an idea that is new to SLV, but it's an idea that took root in the 1970s and has been widely employed in unincorporated communities since then. Check out the good work of the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council acgov.org/bc/cvmac

Curious about the community council concept? Take a look at San Mateo County's Midcoast Community Council at midcoastcommunitycouncil.org

From @scsentinel: Strong support and minor opposition! santacruzsentinel.com/2021/09/08/pro…

Proposed SLV community council sees support and pushback trib.al/9k6PjJO

For the @scsentinel my colleague @_melissahartman wrote about a proposed council, that would serve as representatives for the Santa Cruz Mountains community. Covering wildfire here, I've often heard folks don't feel they have adequate government representation. Important story.

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For the @scsentinel my colleague @_melissahartman wrote about a proposed council, that would serve as representatives for the Santa Cruz Mountains community. Covering wildfire here, I've often heard folks don't feel they have adequate government representation. Important story.

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Hey Neighbor! Have you signed our petition? If you like what you see here, we encourage you to sign our Community Council petition and share it with your friends! sign.moveon.org/p/slvcc

Read the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury report on the Board of Supervisors and county leadership inadequate response to the needs and concerns of the victims of the August-September 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire. co.santa-cruz.ca.us/Portals/0/Coun…

Civil Grand Jury finds the Supervisors "did not adequately respond to their constituents' concerns and questions" and "show a lack of engagement with the material and lack of understanding of their role as advocates for the county." co.santa-cruz.ca.us/Portals/0/Coun…