Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name: National City

National City Budget Solutions

On June 6, 2006, the voters of National City approved Proposition D, a District Sales Tax increase of 1%, raising the sales tax rate in the City from 7.75% to 8.75%. The need for this tax increase was based on a few temporary changes to the City’s revenue. The first was rising General Fund expenditures […]

Strategic Plan Development with National City, California

Public sector organizations create strategic plans as a public management tool to outline long–term goals and missions for the organization. Most often, strategic plans are creat-ed and adopted in conjunction with the city’s annual budget process to ensure that long-term goals correspond with the organization’s financial environment. National City has experienced economic ups and downs […]

National City Strategies Aimed At Attracting the Craft Brewing Industry

National City is interested in breaking into the lucrative craft brewing industry. The objective of this project was to examine the sustainability of city services and revenues through policy analyses concentrated on attracting craft brewers. Included in this scope of analyses are policy options that may deter brewers and possible negative implications of an increased […]

Addressing Homelessness in National City

Like many cities in the United States, National City is experiencing an increase in its homeless population. Around the city, homeless encampments have been built in areas near shopping centers, by local waterways, and in neighborhoods. This increase has prompted the city to work at addressing the issue of homelessness as both a public safety […]

Public Records Best Practices: Police Departments

National City established a goal to better support the implementation of the Califor-nia Public Records Act (PRA). The objective of this project is to organize the various resources that guide police PRA response by creating a user–friendly outline/flow chart. The students addressed the city’s goals by (1) determining how other cities manage and process Public […]

The California Public Records Act: National City and Best Practices for Improvement

The California Public Records Act (CPRA) applies to all local or municipal governments by allowing the public the right to request and inspect any document or piece of information unless exempted by law. Some documents may be redacted for either privacy issues or legalities, but overall, most documents within the government are subject to the […]

Safety, Visual Appeal, Way–finding, and Parking Observations

n October 2015, Dr. Kristen Hill Maher’s class conducted a project designed by redevelopment director, Brad Raulston, to observe elements of safety, visual appeal, and way–finding in particular areas of the city, as well as parking usage surrounding Southwestern Community College. We collected a total of 305 unique observational records. Each section in this report […]

Kimball Park’s Sustainable Future

International Security and Conflict Resolution 310: Our Global Future, taught by Dr. David Larom, is a dynamic overview course of the resource and social crises that beleaguer the world, which range from overpopulation, urbanization and migration, to ecosystem services and biodiversity, to food and water security, to fossil fuels and Peak Oil, to waste, pollution […]

Sustainability Assessment of National City

Often characterized by its rich historic past, National City is in fact the second oldest city in San Diego County. Incorporated on September 17, 1887, National City is a major area for in-dustrial business and urban neighborhoods, over-taken by a majority of business commuters. With these industrial sites and homes neighboring each other, residents experience […]

Application of Science and Technology to National City’s Disaster Preparedness and Response

National City is a microcosm of the San Diego region with a long history and an uncer-tain economic and future development. Homeland Security of the city and its occupants focuses on traditional aspects of Public Safety and security including working with groups like the Fire Department, Police Department, and City Development group as clearly security […]

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