CSC’s Executive Director, Pete Peterson, has just had his essay, “The Citizen Returns” published in the latest issue of the National Civic Review - the journal of the National Civic League. In it, he briefly tells the history of Common Sense California, using it as a lens through which to look at the field of [...]
An important local issue in the Los Angeles suburb of Palos Verdes, the future plans for the landfill area in the Rolling Hills Estates section will be informed through an intentionally public process. The Daily Breeze reports that beginning with nine-member Citizens’ Advisory Committee the process will engage the public at large. Robert Ferrante, an [...]
We have just posted an excellent new study by public engagement experts, Dr. Barnett Pearce and Professor Kim Pearce, entitled, “Aligning the Work of Government to Strengthen the Role of Citizens“.
Sponsored by a grant from the Kettering Foundation, the Pearces’ report surveys California administrative leaders from cities and counties, learning their changing views of “public [...]