Overview

Our team is working with community members in greater Los Angeles, focusing on Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Together, we are navigating complex conversations and differing views on fire recovery. At the end of this road, we’ll have identified the issues that are the most important to you.

About the process

Engaged California is an example of deliberative democracy. It empowers you to engage with your government in a new way. It offers a space for meaningful dialogue. This builds understanding and shapes policy—before decisions are made.

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What happens in each phase

Completed phase

Engagement opens

We announced the Los Angeles fires recovery topic on February 24, 2025. You can sign up to get updates even when we're in a later phase.

Completed phase

Agenda setting

People affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires will prioritize issues that are most important to them. This shapes the community deliberations.

Completed phase

Review

You will take a break while we review the agenda-setting conversations. We will examine the items that surfaced from community input, analyze data, and gather insights. All of this information will help plan the deliberation phase.

Current phase

Planning

The Engaged California team will carefully set the stage for effective deliberation. We'll work with our partners to set up deliberations that lead to actionable and relevant next steps.

We'll use the takeaways from agenda setting to find the right policymakers and officials to work with. We'll also carefully plan a deliberation opportunity for each of the wildfire recovery efforts we're focusing on in this engagement: Eaton and Palisades.

This might take a while. The work requires a lot of detail and care to ensure we enable deliberations that lead to actionable and relevant next steps.

Upcoming phase

Deliberation

You will discuss what the community needs most. You'll reach a consensus on how to ensure a speedy and equitable recovery. We don't expect this to be easy. Some topics might be triggering. But reaching consensus lets you inform what actions state or local officials take on fire recovery.

Upcoming phase

Reporting

We will review and analyze the outcomes of the deliberation phase. We'll work with government officials to find actions that respond to the deliberation. We will post a report of findings and actions on this website.

General information

  • Participation is voluntary
  • You will not be paid for your time
  • You must be 18 years or older to participate
  • We will protect and keep personal information private

Code of conduct

  • Everyone involved in the Engaged California process must follow a pledge of civility
  • You should be open to listening and sharing
  • Treat each other with respect on the platform and in any follow-up chats
  • You must communicate with others respectfully

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