20 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY MAY 1-7, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY Different ways that the public can get engaged, clockwise from top left: Protesters addressing federal issues have gotten local leaders’ attention; County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew photographs members of CSUMB’s Otter Dreamers Club in the Assembly chamber of the California Capitol; dozens of people attended town hall meetings in 2024 in Salinas about a proposed rent stabilization ordinance; a page from a legislative coloring book titled How A Bill Becomes a Law. Local government provides a platform for real people to make real change. By Sara Rubin SARA RUBIN DANIEL DREIFUSS DANIEL DREIFUSS KAREN LOUTZENHEISER
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