Local and State by Sam

My original Community Partner was with the city of Belmont and the volunteer department. I have not had much luck connecting with the right people to get involved so I am trying something else.  This week I stumbled on  volunteermatch.org . The solar panel volunteer project really caught my interest.  I signed up for a solar college course back in 2017 at College of San Mateo but was cancelled before the first day of class. The next possible training before I get to volunteer with them is Saturday Feb 23. So far what I know is that all volunteers need this classroom training before anyone are allowed to volunteer. The actual organization is Solar Power World.  The organization focuses on homes that use less than $100 per month.  Large solar companies avoid homes like these because there is not enough profit for the company.  Some of there founders came from  Cleveland, Ohio and are fairly new to Berkeley, California. My thought is how this connects wi...

Let's first start with why there needs to be a difference.  The local governments can exercise their power that has been granted by the state.  These are explicit powers.  One example for chapter 10 was that some the community wanted to build a new church but others wanted to redevelop in the same district an entertainment and tried to short the construction of the church. Some might say this could cause a conflict with a few bars and other adult establishments. The state of Arizona has a law prohibiting cities for using their zoning codes to restrict where religious facilities can be located. In a slight joking was this was a smart idea for the church to reach out to the community if you were already out on the town the church would be a convenient place to attend. But let's focus a bit on money.  Most of us have heard to places of states with no sales tax like Delaware.  Well places like California where the sales tax is 7.25%, but cities like San F...

This is just a test post.  Here is a link to report an road hazards such as dangerous pot holes, tripping hazards and even vegetation growth that can cause a hazard. https://www.belmont.gov/departments/public-works/operations-maintenance/streets-and-sidewalks