Have you been involved in the following actions to
inform the City budget process?

Almost two-thirds of respondents have been

Here, there are large differences among racial

involved in informing the City budget process.
Among those, voting on ballot measures is the

groups. 80% of white respondents have
participated in actions to inform the budget

most popular method of providing input. More
than 25% report participating in community
association meetings.

process, whereas less than 60% of black and 40%
of Latino/a respondents have. Similarly, 60% of
white respondents have voted on ballot measures
while less than 30% of black and 10% of Latino/a
respondents have.

Have you been involved in the following actions to inform the City budget
process?
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Citywide
(weighted)

Black

White

N = 4,736

N = 1,913

N = 1,261

Latino/a

Asian

Two or more
races

Other

N = 1,196

N = 92

N = 188

N = 86

Voted on ballot measures

Participated in community association meetings

Contacted my councilmember

Attended a "Taxpayer's Night"

No, I have never been involved

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