The county initiative will enable communities to dramatically expand conservation and green power development. San Francisco has taken a leading role, and Marin County should get with it. Campaign Finance Reform Santa Clara county has the best campaign finance laws in the state. If we wait for state or federal governments to act, we are fooling ourselves. U.S. courts have already struck down state laws that limit campaign spending, and while Congress talks about campaign finance reform, it has done nothing.
Local reform is a better strategy.
These are just examples to show some city and county governments thinking globally and acting locally. Culver City has a municipal credit card whose interest proceeds go to reopening and maintaining a public pool. Berkeley's school district has phased out frozen junk food in favor of fresh organic school lunches. San Francisco is developing a health insurance cooperative for residents. The list goes on.