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‘Tulare Avanza’ aims to boost Latino engagement and utilization of city investments, consultant says
Summary
Include Us presented 'Tulare Avanza,' a two‑phase community‑engagement diagnostic and strategy focused on improving trust, language access and utilization of recent city investments such as Zumwalt Park and TBIZ; staff will host bilingual community engagement labs and resident interviews next month.
Basilia (introduced as both 'Basilia Angel' and self‑identifying as 'Basilia Anken') of Include Us told the council on Feb. 6 that her firm is conducting a 90‑day diagnostic called “Tulare Avanza” to assess how residents, particularly the city’s large Latino population, find out about and use public investments.
Basilia described phase one as an internal diagnostic — cataloguing processes,…
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