George Vamos

Last month’s Model Civic Assembly in Culver City, co-hosted with our partners at Braver Angels, offered a glimpse of what’s possible when everyday Angelenos come together to learn, listen, and deliberate. When we launched this experiment in model assemblies, we weren’t sure a short session could capture the spirit of a full civic assembly. But the response was powerful.As one participant shared,  “Just listening to people’s experiences and what people want and need about different options...

In-Person Model Civic Assembly Saturday, was held on June 7, 1–4pm | in Culver City | A hands-on opportunity to experience a mini civic assembly in action. Participants deliberated on policies to guide wildfire response and prevention, and explored how this model can be used on the issues they care most about. The event was Sponsored by Public Democracy Los Angeles and BraverAngels. An informative and detailed account of the assembly was published in LAist , also known as KPCC . The focus of...

Public Democracy Los Angeles (PDLA) and Braver Angels made a public presentation on Civic Assemblies (April 29) in an online meeting , titled "What If the People Governed? How Civic Assemblies Can Change Everything!" discussing how Civic Assemblies help everyday citizens improve their communities by empowering diverse residents to deliberate complex issues and create informed, community-driven policies to solve intractable problems. Video of presentation is here . Braver Angels is an...