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A civic podcast demystifying & democratizing the process of local gov’t & civic participation in Santa Clara County—powered by @dreamingcollaborative

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🎤 Public Comment 101: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Edition

🌶️ Two options to drop your hot takes
🙋🏻‍♀️ In-person: 70 W Hedding St
👩🏻‍💻 Online: via Zoomverse by @onlyinscc

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whatever happens in Santa Clara County impacts the entire world—it’s here that majority of the 🌎 most powerful companies call home. that also means every Santa Clara County resident also holds power with their right to vote and civically participate. yes we are bound by federal and state laws but we are not powerless—far from it.

what major corporation calls your city or county home? let me know 👇🏽

Bottoms up baddies 🥂check out @onlyinsj @onlyinscc #podcasts

#civicparticipation #democracy by @onlyinscc

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I’m grateful to have been featured on @nbcasianpacificamerica @rhandanbc to discuss Dreaming Collaborative’s work and why civic education matters, especially as communities across the country navigate the rapid growth of AI infrastructure.

Because a handful of technology companies are reshaping our communities at an unprecedented pace. Our civic institutions and the public’s capacity to participate in them, must evolve even faster so that communities have a meaningful voice in shaping the future, rather than simply inheriting decisions made for them.

For me, this work has never been just about ai/data centers. It’s about helping people understand how local government works, how major decisions are made, and how residents can meaningfully participate in shaping the future of their communities, from simply responding to envisioning, to dreaming, to civic action.

I'm incredibly thankful to everyone who has shared their expertise on the podcasts, bts, over coffee, asked hard questions, attended community meetings, wrote letters, and contributed to this growing movement for greater transparency and civic participation. I know it's not easy. This conversation belongs to all of us.

Honorable mentions @varoundtable @creatvsanjose @allaiconsultingllc @hrcberkeley @veggielution @acciorg @sisepuedecollective @leadfilipino @svapfilmfest @jamsjofficial @sjsu_aas by @onlyinscc

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@nbcasianpacificamerica #talkshow with @rhandanbc airing live Sunday, July 26th at 5:30am and 6pm COZiTV by @onlyinscc

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Correction: Slide 5 / City Council meeting starts at 1:30pm! Times are all correct on slide 1!

Everyday residents are stepping up and leading the conversation—come support these commissioners, write your letters, give your public comment, it all counts!

**the pink is a City Council Meeting, a very important opportunity to remind council what residents want. by @onlyinscc

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PSA: Protect your data 📈
Out now: privacy.ca.gov by @onlyinscc

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Thank you @sjspotlight for highlighting my work for #aapiheritagemonth—snippets overlaid over some footage I took the last time I visited #cambodia. You can catch the full article on their website #supportlocaljournalism

My parents grew up in beautiful village and my parents instilled in me a reverence of community service, you looked after family, community, and land. While the village I grew up in is much much larger I bring that same practice to San José. - Eastside San José girlie forever.

Thank you to @drangelicacortez @supbettyduong and Bob Brownstein for your kind words, always being willing to share your time and wisdom with me and being the pillar examples I get to model my work after 🫶 by @onlyinscc

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🚨 CA besties, this is your sign 🚨

Your June 2 Primary ballot isn’t gonna drop itself 💅

Touch grass, grab your ballot, and yeet it into an official drop box before it’s too late. Local elections decide the stuff that actually hits your day-to-day: housing, transit, parks, schools, and all the civic lore.

No thoughts, just vote. 🗳️✨

#CaliforniaVotes #BallotDropOff #CivicCore #VoteEra #DemocracySlay by @onlyinscc

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The California Primary Election is happening June 2nd! Join the Voter Hub in partnership with @leadfilipino, @latinacoalition, and @svcouncilofnonprofits to Get Out the Vote in San José, CA!

As a community, fighting for our voting rights means getting our community to TURN OUT to vote. Our voices need to be heard at the ballot boxes.

Join us in knocking on our neighbors’ doors to turn out voters for the June 2nd Primary Election & protect our rights!

🗓️ Sunday, May 31st
🕚 9-1:30PM [PST]
📍 San José, CA
🔗 Register at bit.ly/2026-voterhub

#gotv by @onlyinscc

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Happy Municipal City/Town/County Clerk’s Week! +a little history on the Clerk’s past, present, and future 🪄✨ by @onlyinscc

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Civics 101 Ep 7: How to spot/track ai Data Centers

getting approval is a complex process that requires multiple agencies. These agencies don’t operate together typically because they’ve never really had to. Now these projects are tapping all of them at once, so at each agency is an opportunity to gather the community. Write your letters. Call them, leave voicemails! give public comment! build the public record of community feedback. Ask all the questions. there is nothing wrong with wanted to know, it’s your community, it’s your right.

lastly, this is a generalized summary of a very complex process… If you have questions or saw that I missed something? drop it in the chat and share with the community 👇🏽 by @onlyinscc

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