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Tribal Roundtable Series on Updating General Plan Guidance
The California Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) is updating California’s General Plan Guidance, including the General Plan Guidelines, Specific Plan Guidelines, and Tribal Consultation Guidelines. As part of this work, LCI is hosting a series of virtual Tribal Roundtables to gather feedback and direction from California Native American Tribes and delegated representatives throughout the update process. …
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Disability Pride Month: Celebrating Belonging and Access — and a Movement of Advocacy and Resilience that Continues to Spark Change
By Nathan Martin, Communications Analyst I At the California Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, we are proud to join the State of California in recognizing Disability Pride Month. Celebrating Disability Pride is an act of inclusion. It means you are saying people with disabilities belong, contribute, and deserve the same dignity and opportunities as anyone else. …
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As Temperatures Rise, New Community Center Bringing Resilience — and Hope — to Tulare County Farmworker Community
By Anne Gonzales, LCI Public Information Officer As summer temperatures in California’s Central Valley rise, Fabiola Moncerrat Perez-Lua’s concerns about her father working in Tulare County citrus and nut orchards also mount. This is the real-world workplace for the people who tend and harvest our food supply, and climate-driven extreme heat is only intensifying, adding to the health risks, the emotional scars, and the heightened strain of daily life in immigration uncertainty and isolation. Now, a landmark project is about to bring life-saving…
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Collaborating and investing to realize equitable, healthy, thriving, and resilient communities for all.
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California’s Racial Equity Commission recommends best practices and opportunities to address racial equity and address inequities facing historically underserved and marginalized communities.
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Tools and Resources
Initiatives
Research to improve STEM education access and outcomes to empower California’s future workforce
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Legacy Partners and Programs
Research and partnerships to advance patient-centered approaches that improve health outcomes
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Managing California’s top public education and outreach campaigns addressing California’s most pressing issues.
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Engaging Californians in service, volunteering and civic action to tackle our State’s most pressing challenges, while lifting up all communities.
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The California Youth Empowerment Act (AB-46) was established to address the growing need to engage youth directly with policymakers.
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Leadership
Gavin Newsom took office in January 2019 as California’s 40th Governor.
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Director Assefa joined Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in October 2021.
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