And that means we're no longer just competing with, say, Los Angeles or San Diego. We're competing with cities in England, Italy, Taiwan and Australia. And that brings up the second essential step to making the leap I talked about. You've got to make sure local officials know what's going on in the world. The days when you could elect someone who believed that all he or she had to know was how to fill a pothole are gone.
Local government is about much more than filling potholes today.
It's about creating community.