Are Neighborhood Councils Improving Governance?

The Planning Report interviews the General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to assess the success of neighborhood councils on governance.

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July 8, 2003, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

An interview with Greg Nelson, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, responsible for creating, nurturing and supporting neighborhood councils throughout the city. In this interview, Nelson provides an update on the development of neighborhood councils and addresses the evolving structure within which neighborhood councils will participate in citywide decision making.

Thanks to Larry Segal

FULL STORY: Greg Nelson On L.A.'s Neighborhood Councils: An Evolving, Untested Experiment In Governance

Monday, July 7, 2003 in The Planning Report

Government / Politics California

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