When outdated tax systems, fragmented governance, and political or financial mistrust shape funding, communities face unstable revenues and limited access to resources needed for long-term solutions.
View the details on what communities have shared with SLECC from across the state.
Governance and jurisdictional fragmentation—including overlapping agencies, competing local jurisdictions, and inconsistent land-use processes—slows regional planning and implementation by creating misaligned priorities, duplicated efforts, and procedural bottlenecks.
Outdated and inequitable tax structures—such as Prop 13—and limited local revenue authority constrain jurisdictions’ ability to generate funding for climate resilience and other critical public services, leaving communities dependent on unstable state and federal resources.
Voter fatigue can limit the ability for local governments to seek new funding resources specific to their jurisdictions. (i.e. receiving funding from Prop 4 for any given jurisdiction is not guaranteed, however those jurisdictions may be unable to try to create a local climate bond for many years because of Prop 5.)
SLECC stakeholders have brainstormed the following solution opportunities that can be taken by local leaders. Existing examples of progress or pathways to make further progress are highlighted if known.
SLECC stakeholders have brainstormed the following solution opportunities that can be taken by state leaders. Existing examples of progress or pathways to make further progress are highlighted if known.
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