Diversity Sessions Not to be Missed at the League’s Annual Conference
Aug 18, 2019
The annual meeting will offer city leaders a three-day educational and networking event providing opportunities for participants to gain perspectives and knowledge on real issues challenging cities, plus deepen relationships and share with others in similar fields. View the sessions available to participants by visiting the event page online.
Discover the League’s Diversity Caucuses
The League is committed to promoting involvement for all city officials, in order to reflect the diversity of California's cities. The League has five diversity groups whose purpose is to present an opportunity for city officials who share common interests or characteristics to connect with one another. Each caucus will hold a session during the League’s Annual Conference & Expo as outlined below, as well as a business meeting where you can learn about top priorities for each caucus and how to get involved.
There are several fantastic properties for lodging this year around the Long Beach Convention Center. A limited number of hotel rooms are available at reduced rates for registered attendees; please register first before receiving the links in your registration confirmation email to reserve hotel rooms. Hotel reservations are only available online.
Register early, as space is limited.
If you have any questions, please send an email to education@cacities.org.
Visit https://www.cacities.org/AC for more information.
Discover the League’s Diversity Caucuses
The League is committed to promoting involvement for all city officials, in order to reflect the diversity of California's cities. The League has five diversity groups whose purpose is to present an opportunity for city officials who share common interests or characteristics to connect with one another. Each caucus will hold a session during the League’s Annual Conference & Expo as outlined below, as well as a business meeting where you can learn about top priorities for each caucus and how to get involved.
- Mapping Black California: Sharing Stories of Culture, Comfort, and Circumstance — In 2016, UC Berkeley reported 67 percent of African American households were renters and among them 64.1 percent were rent burdened. African American homeownership in the state was only 41.9 percent. This African-American Caucus planned session will look at the narrative of what “home” is considered for many in our state, while telling the stories of millions through their own experiences and voice. What does home look like to you?
- Ensuring an Impactful Census 2020: What California Cities Can Do — The Census 2020 has a direct impact on the funding and services that your city will receive over the next decade and helps ensure fair representation at all levels of government. An undercount will have devastating impacts, plus California is the hardest to count state in the nation. This session, planned by the API Caucus, will hear from experts working on the 2020 Census in CA, who will discuss effective messaging and approaches for informing and motivating key HTC populations including immigrant communities throughout the state.
- Let’s talk shop: How are you managing adult use cannabis? — Planned by the Latino Caucus, this panel will provide a comprehensive look at successes and challenges of adult use cannabis in various jurisdictions. Challenges such as enforcement, taxation and budget disparities (i.e. staffing and revenue expectations) will be discussed. Regardless of your city's regulation, or lack thereof, we will provide an update of where cities are at 22 months out. Panelists will provide their cities' best practices for their regulation implementation process.
- The Power of Partnership with Gender Equality — Women now make up 28 percent of the California Legislature, up from its previous 21 percent just one year ago. Will the phenomena of growing women elected leaders with 2018’s “Year of the Woman” influence the decisions that mayors and city councils make in choosing their city manager? How should they determine the best fit? Approximately one out of five city managers of the 473 city council/city manager governed cities in California are female. Will this trend shift favorably for female city managers and create greater gender equality? Join this lively panel discussion of women leaders, planned by the Women's Caucus.
- LGBT Legislation and Your City: Moving Forward Together — California continues to lead the nation in assuring cities are welcoming places for LGBT persons, with landmark laws embracing diversity in the workplace and advocates continuing to identify gaps in the state laws that stifle full equality to workplaces. This Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) Caucus-planned workshop is designed to help cities with strategies to successfully comply with new laws and continue to be welcoming and safe places for all. Experts will outline winning strategies designed by cities to implement new laws related to the recruitment, hiring and retention of LGBT persons, and will also identify emerging policy issues at the state and federal level.
There are several fantastic properties for lodging this year around the Long Beach Convention Center. A limited number of hotel rooms are available at reduced rates for registered attendees; please register first before receiving the links in your registration confirmation email to reserve hotel rooms. Hotel reservations are only available online.
Register early, as space is limited.
If you have any questions, please send an email to education@cacities.org.
Visit https://www.cacities.org/AC for more information.