Democracy Local

LONG BEACH
The Ballad of Ricardo Gonzalez
A Song for a City Worker, and the Community That Saved Him
MOSI
COLUMN The Local Assembly Beautiful Enough to Run a Nation
The Kgotla Mixes Democracy, Culture, and Technocracy to Govern Botswana
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN Can a Politician Be Too Accomplished?
Gavin Newsom's Record May Be Too Long to Follow
MUNICH
EVENT Joe Mathews to Give Keynote at CONSULCON26 in Munich
On Sept. 17, at 1p, a look at local democracy's future
DUBUQUE
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW A Masterpiece of Civic Engagement
An Iowa City's Years-Long Leadership in Inclusion
TORONTO
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW Democratic Resilience on the Periphery
A Different Perspective on Civic Infrastructure
LIMA
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW The Quiet Power of Participation
A New Book from Peru
LIPA
COLUMN The Future of Democracy Is in Your Local Trash
And That's a Good Thing
OSTERBURG
MEHR DEMOKRATIE When Local Participation Becomes Too Expensive
Cost Stops a Local Assembly Short
CANBERRA
COLUMN Ban Social Media—For Adults!
If Kids Are Going to Be Taken Off Social, They Need Full Democratic Rights
CAMBRIA
COLUMN The California Coast Doesn't Fear Trump, Cause It's Got...
A 50-Year-Old Law Protects the Local
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN This Private Eye Sees the Plot Against His City
A New Syndicate Moves on Sports, Enertainment, Housing, Health, Beaches