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County officials say outreach boosted Riverside County budget participation to nearly 30,000
Summary
Riverside County officials described a 2024 outreach campaign — plain-language Budget 101 materials, a multilingual survey, evening workshops in every district and community partnerships — that they say increased reported engagement from 17 attendees to roughly 24,000 survey responses plus in-person and telephone comments.
Riverside County officials say a targeted outreach campaign for the 2024 budget process vastly increased public participation, moving from just 17 people at budget hearings to nearly 30,000 total engagements.
An agency official said, "We are home to about 2,400,000 residents," and noted that the county’s size and diversity — about 50% Latino and roughly 35% who speak Spanish at home — required measures beyond traditional online notices. The official and county staff emphasized access barriers such as limited internet and unfamiliarity with smartphones as key reasons for the prior low turnout.
"This campaign was specifically designed to make community participation…
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