Last Friday I spent the entire day with Leadership Vallejo (LV) down at the Vallejo City Hall building. This may sound a bit bizarre to a few of you, given that I am majoring in political science. I never felt compelled to drive down to City Hall and walk inside to tour the building. Candidly speaking, prior to LV my relationship with local government was watching it on a public access television. Now, I have gone inside the building to pay a water bill, but never to explore the other bureaus inside. At first glance, the building seems a bit small and limited. However, it has about 4-5 floors and enormous space. My trip to City Hall was arranged by the Leadership Vallejo program, which allowed our group to learn about the services and departments that help to keep Vallejo running. We spent the first half of the day discussing the city's responsibilities, the city's Charter, the fiscal budget and the relationship between the city and the State of California. Every time, time I attend an LV meeting, I grow by leaps and bounds. What a resource this program has been for me.
Like always, I try to be a brief with my blog entries, so I will leave you with a few photos for you to view.
Chris
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