Participatory Budgeting

May 10, 2016

Here’s a Schedule of San Jose’s Community Budget Meetings

By Silicon Valley Newsroom

Last month, San Jose released a schedule of community budget meetings. Residents are invited to sound off on what they want prioritized.

May 9, 2013

Councilman Sam Liccardo Suggests Participatory Budgeting for Districts

A form of fiscal democracy called “participatory budgeting” that started in Brazil and is slowly gaining traction in the U.S. may soon take hold in San Jose. Councilman Sam Liccardo submitted a proposal to the city Wednesday that asks to set aside $1.05 million from the Essential Services Reserve to fund a pilot program, which would give each of the 10 council districts $100,000 for residents to decide how to spend.