California Public Policy and Citizen Participation

California Public Policy and Citizen Participation A Resource for Activists, Advocates and Assorted Wingnuts, Visionaries and Mavericks Table of Contents 300px|right|border|Flag of California /Introduction/ This book and the sister course at Wikiversity teaches you how to get your voice heard in the government systems used in the State of California. It works with case studies which provide working examples in selected fields of advocacy. It will teach practical skills to clean up your neighborhood, get government to respond to the community and create a sustainable future. The course has a slightly different name: California Government and_Citizen Participation and in case you are printing out the page the URL, in text, is http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/California_Government_and_Citizen_Participation. California Government and Citizen Participation Section I: What's So Special About California? Unique Aspects of Activism in the Golden State Chapter 1: From the Bear Flag Republic to the Return of Governor Jerry Brown Chapter 2: The (Ralph) Brown Act: Your Right to Know, Your Right to Speak Truth to Power Chapter 3: Initiatives: The Good the Bad and the Ugly Chapter 4: Agency Agendas and Public Comment Section II: Special topics in California eco-activism Chapter 5: Marine Protection Areas Chapter 6: Overview of Water Resource Policy Chapter 7: Overview of Nuclear Energy Policy Section III: Mass Media, Corporate Concentration and Citizen News media Chapter 8: Concentration in media Chapter 9: Gary Webb and the San Jose Mercury-CIA Shake-up Chapter 10: Alternative Media: California Indymedia, Wikinews Section IV: Applications to Current Events Chapter 11: The War on Drugs: Tax Cannabis or Close the Dispensaries? Chapter 12: Homelessness Solutions: The Warming Center Model Solutions:Homeless Vulnerability Index Section V: Creative Tools for Public Policy Solutions: The Vulnerability Index Appendix A: The California Public Records Act (Recommended reading: Tobacco war: Inside the California Battles By Stanton A. Glantz, Edith D. Balbach Using selections currently available on Google Books.) Appendix B: Glossary Public administration Political activism C 75% __NOTOC__ Public Policy