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Featured Newsletters
Livable Places Update – June
June’s article: The Decline of Retail: What Local Governments Can Do
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Currents: Spring 2017
Currents provides readers with current information on energy issues affecting local governments in California.
CivicSpark Newsletter – June
This monthly CivicSpark newsletter features updates on CivicSpark projects and highlights.
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The latest from the Local Government Commission
WeCAN Partners with Habitat for Humanity
LGC’s WeCAN team partners with Habitat for Humanity to install drought friendly natural landscaping and efficient irrigation for low-income residents.
New Drought Tolerant Landscaping Program Launched
Habitat Fresno’s Landscape Program has partnered with the LGC’s WeCAN (Water Energy Community Action Network) rebate program to improve quality of communities.
Electric Vehicles: You Can’t Plan for Transportation’s Future by Looking Backward
Kate Meis and Joseph Oldham discuss the progress of electric vehicle adoption in California and the future of transportation.
Infinite Earth Radio Podcast
Infinite Earth Radio is a podcast produced by Skeo, in association with the Local Government Commission. Each week we interview visionary civic leaders who are transforming the future.
Autodesk: Climate Change and Equity as Design Challenges – July 06, 2017
Using Design to Create Positive Impacts
Featured Videos
DIY Great Cities – Part 2
These DIY Great Cities workshop sessions cover the concepts of Crowdfunding and Integrating arts into neighborhood placemaking.
DIY Great Cities – Part 1
This DIY Great Cities workshop session discusses Pop-up events and demonstrations.
Rick Cole: 2016 Yosemite Conference
Rick Cole, provides a retrospective on the role the LGC network has played in advancing smart growth over the last 35 years.