Kudos to Todd for starting a healthy conversation about the role of District Coalitions. I’ve been a strong supporter of Neighborhood Associations throughout my career and will continue to be.
I've been asked to give examples of the differing approaches in action. The creation of coalition-wide committees on policy topics such as land-use, public safety, etc., reflects centralization and can diminish the role of each neighborhood association to act independently and on its unique concerns and circumstances. Coalition-wide policy committees were not part of the Westside coalition before charter reform was enacted.
Kudos to Todd for starting a healthy conversation about the role of District Coalitions. I’ve been a strong supporter of Neighborhood Associations throughout my career and will continue to be.
I've been asked to give examples of the differing approaches in action. The creation of coalition-wide committees on policy topics such as land-use, public safety, etc., reflects centralization and can diminish the role of each neighborhood association to act independently and on its unique concerns and circumstances. Coalition-wide policy committees were not part of the Westside coalition before charter reform was enacted.
This is all very opaque to me so I appreciate comments. Maybe I'll learn something.