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Article Executive Director's Message By League of California Cities Executive Director and CEO Carolyn Coleman

The new year brings fresh, but familiar fiscal uncertainty

City leaders collaborating around a table

“No matter the fiscal challenges ahead in 2026, I continue to be confident in and inspired by the local leaders who continue to rise to the occasion with courage, creativity, pragmatism, and a deep passion for serving their communities,” writes Cal Cities CEO Carolyn Coleman.

Article Local Works By Noah Altman

‘I didn’t have to adapt to the world; the world adapted to me.’ Burbank’s Adaptive Sports Expo is redefining recreation

Individuals in wheelchairs play basketball

For years, athletes with disabilities in Burbank faced steep hurdles: limited programs, high equipment costs, and social stigma. For families, this meant long drives to other cities or going without entirely. That changed in 2024, when the city’s Parks and Recreation Department launched the Burbank Adaptive Sports Expo.

Article News from the Institute for Local Government By Erica L. Manuel

How to reverse the erosion of trust in local government

According to the Edelman Trust Institute, we are in the middle of a “crisis of grievance.” Six in 10 Americans now hold grievances against government and elites. Those with high grievance levels are more than twice as likely to distrust all institutions, including local government.