PDLA Produced Resources
Video
Why Civic Assemblies: A 24 minute video to encourage government officials to create a Citizens' Assembly. The video presents three experts in the design and implementation of Citizens’ Assemblies. The experts have worked extensively with Citizens’ Assemblies in Europe, Australia and North America. Also presented is the City Manager of the City of Petaluma, California who shares what difference a Citizens’ Assembly made for Petaluma.
Power Shift Plans for an Angeleno Assembly: A one hour PDLA produced event featuring expert presentations on how civic assemblies work to increase public engagement and bring everyday people to the center of governance..
What if the People Governed?: Two hour video (2022) of PDLA’s first online public event introducing civic assemblies to Los Angeles advocates, city staff, and the public.
Documents
Letter to LA Legislative Analyst advocating for charter reform by assembly: This letter was included by the legislative analyst in his report to the city council on charter reform
The Next Los Angeles Charter Commission: Prepared for Public Democracy Los Angeles by the Berggruen Institute
PDLA Overview Memo: Initial (2023) memo describing PDLA background, campaign description, goals, accomplishments to date, leadership.
Organizational “How tos”
How to Organize a Virtual Event: PDLA’s step-by-step guide to producing a virtual event
Mock Assembly in a Box: PDLA resources for producing a mock-assembly event. (Coming soon)
Graphic Assets
Civic Assembly Infographic: Two page summary graphic on civic assemblies
Resident Engagement by lot: A PDLA infographic explaining the mechanics of lottery selection and stratified sampling.