Current Local Government Affairs
Current Local Government Affairs: The first paper must be based on local government affairs with impacts at the city/county level in California. You may select any issue and may choose to write about Fresno City/County or another city/county within California. Articles written about city/county government outside of California will not be accepted for the purposes of this paper. Find an article that is current to this semester (August 2018-December 2018) and summarize the topic addressed in the article and then discuss how the topic relates to what you are learning in this course. Make sure to discuss the role of government, policy, law, interest groups, politics, and budgets as relevant to the selected article. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to: budgeting/funding,
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business, crime/public safety, the economy/jobs, education, environment, health/human services, immigration, interest groups, land use/housing, and transportation. Provide your opinion about the topic that you have selected.
Minimum requirements: Each Current Government Affairs paper must be double-spaced and at least two (2) pages in length (one inch margins on all sides). A paper with fewer than two (2) full pages (1 inch margins on all sides) is not acceptable and will receive half-credit (50). A full page consists of text only; headers/footers, titles, name/date, and the like are NOT calculated in the full page requirement. You must provide the citation for the article that you selected. All in text citations and a separate reference page at the end of the paper must use APA style.
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The Impact of Big-Government Housing Policies in San Francisco
San Francisco boasts of naturally beautiful scenarios and very good climate. It is, of course, a dream city for many to live in due to its captivating natural beauty and high-tech developments. However, the city has its share of challenges that are making it increasingly difficult for many to survive in the city and thus currently forcing people many low-income people out. These challenges are generally brought about by lack of enough housing hence rise in rent prices. This is because of government controls in house building. This has consequently affected many other sectors, including transport and production since workers are finding it difficult to meet the cost of housing…
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