When utility-initiated power shutoffs began, city officials
stepped up in new and creative ways to provide practical help to
residents and communities left in the dark.
How can a city shift its power supply to clean energy, create
jobs, complete projects on its deferred maintenance list and
improve its bond rating — without raising taxes or local water
and sewer utility rates? Two small cities offer a model.
The awards program honors counties and cities throughout
California for creative and cost-effective projects that improve
local streets, roads and bridges. It also showcases projects that
promote fiscal and environmental sustainability in the local
transportation system.
Local government leaders face a dilemma in balancing economic
opportunities with consumer needs and the environmental impacts
of a booming e-commerce industry.
Cities are leading the way in finding innovative methods to
leverage local assets, protect natural resources and ensure a
sustainable future for their communities.
An array of tech-based tools promises to help optimize
operations, connect residents to new information and services,
repair infrastructure and reimagine transportation.
Few technologies have overtaken cities as quickly as that of
dockless bicycles and scooters, and these devices have proved
difficult for cities to regulate.
State legislatures nationwide have become more aggressive in
wielding pre-emption to interfere with local democracy.
Pre-emption is also alive and well at the federal level.
The East Porterville Water Supply Project offers a model for
helping to meet the clean and sustainable drinking water needs of
disadvantaged communities.
