State and Local Government

Describe the community in which your CP operates… is it a city, a town, a rural area? What kind of mayor does the community have? Does your CP have any interaction with local government officials? My community partner is San Bruno Mountain watch which operates out of the city of San Bruno. San Bruno is located in the San Francisco peninsula pertaining to the San Mateo county. San Bruno became a city in 1914, whose local government consist of five elected city council. Currently the San Bruno Mayor is Jim Ruane, he is on his second term as mayor and has served as a council member since 1995. San Bruno Mountain watch works closly with not only San Mateo government officials but also with those of the surrounding cities which incircle the Mountain. They must work with government officials so that they may ensure protection of the land eligible for development surrounding the Mountain.

How are California’s State Legislature and/or local governments using their power to preserve state and local values in the face of conflicting Federal policies? California’s State Legislation and its local government always use a lot of their power to preserve the state’s and its local values. Many of the values which many Californians have has been prevalent to the United States for such a long time. After 1988 California has consecutively deemed itself a reliable Democratic state with a large population of minorities within its borders. Since President Donald Trump began to hold office, California has demonstrated just how much they do not agree with much of his policies, especially his immigration reforms. California has been in the works of becoming a sanctuary state which even with the lack of federal money could still be able to maintain itself due to having one of the Sixth largest economies in the world. Even before California, as a state, becomes a sanctuary, many local...