Category Archives: Political Reform

Building Community: Why Place Matters

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Davenport Institute

Several weeks ago the Davenport Institute and the Pepperdine School of Public Policy hosted a one-day conference on Why Place Matters. More »

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Participation & E-Governance: Arcata, CA

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Davenport Institute

The City of Arcata, CA has implemented a form of e-democracy at the local level through their e-comments system More »

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Calabasas Engagement

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Davenport Institute

The Davenport Institute facilitated a public engagement workshop for residents of the City of Calabasas regarding a controversial septic ordinance. More »

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If it can work here . . .

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Davenport Institute

This last weekend Davenport Institute Executive Director Pete Peterson served as a facilitator for a participatory budget process in the City of Bell. More »

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Detroit Works Project moves forward

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Davenport Institute

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/12/the_roaming_table_detroit_work.html More »

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