Train Neighborhood Leaders —
Councilmember Garcetti and his staff are training another five hundred community leaders through his Neighborhood Leadership Institute, Neighborhood Council Summit, and the City Government 101 Curriculum.

Walks, Coffees, Office Hours —
Councilmember Garcetti continues to hold his regular office hours, community walks and neighborhood coffees to make himself directly available and directly accountable to the people he serves.

Strengthen Neighborhood Councils —
Councilmember Garcetti favors giving Neighborhood Councils expanded powers to decide where city money is spent on Public Works projects in their neighborhoods. He is working to ensure that neighborhood councils obtain better and more detailed information on planning matters.

Democratize the Political Process —
Councilmember Garcetti is working to make Los Angeles the first city in the nation to have a Clean Money Campaign system, giving candidates for office and the voters of Los Angeles a way of taking special interest money out of politics.