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Participants say Mountain View civic academy boosts engagement and language access
Summary
Residents at a Mountain View civic academy said the program taught them about city departments, created a core network of about 30 engaged participants and emphasized the need for Spanish and other language access. No formal decisions or votes were recorded in the transcript.
Residents who took part in a local civic academy said the program helped them understand city departments, connect with other participants and feel more able to volunteer or raise issues at the municipal level.
A participant identified in the transcript as Speaker 1 said, “Growing up in Mountain View, I think this is what I was missing,” describing a lack of instruction about city‑level government in high school and welcoming the academy as a corrective.…
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