Santa Clarita’s Neighborhood Approach Builds Trust and Community Involvement
The City of Santa Clarita (pop. 180,000) launched a partnership with the community to proactively address crime, gangs, graffiti, blight and quality-of-life issues in the neighborhood known as East Newhall. Densely populated with almost 1,500 residents living in a 24-block radius, the neighborhood is home to many lowincome Hispanic immigrant families. Most of these residents do not speak English and are often fearful of local government and law enforcement personnel.
The City of Santa Clarita won the Award for Excellence in the Enhancing Public Trust, Ethics and Community Involvement category of the 2012 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence. For more about the award program, visit www.HelenPutnam.org.
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