Community Politics in California

Community Politics in California
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Community Politics in California
All the politics in California start at the community level. The state’s local government has three critical functions: conflict management, socializing community members, and providing services (Lawrence, 2007). Running these functions requires policies in place. The community, state, and local governments are instrumental in the policymaking. The charter guides the policymaking process (Sato, 1972). The state comprises counties led by a board of supervisors, district attorneys, sheriff, and fiscal officers.
The idea of self is also elaborate. The state is characterized by diversity and hyperpluralism. It seems that diversity in the state plays itself at the community level. The people's self-identity is deep-rooted in the community as this is the platform where people raise families, pursue various lifestyles, work, and educate their childr...