All Politics is Local

There's no need to hide my disappointment at the election of Donald Trump.  I think America made a mistake that will have far reaching effects for years to come.  However, the electoral college has spoken (he did not win the popular vote, but that's a discussion for another time), and he will be our 45th president.  I wish him well, and hope he chooses wisely, the people he will rely on for news and information and counsel.

In the meantime, let's get to work at the local level and do what we can to make our community the best it can be.  Even if our leaders don't want to work on climate change, for example, does not mean that we at the local level can't.  A perfect example is the recent vote by the Encinitas city council to ban styrofoam containers in their city.  Styrofoam is not degradeable.  It sits in the landfill, taking up space, forever.  A decision such as this would never happen at the national level, but at the local level Encinitas got this to happen in short order.  The banning of plastic bags, which has now taken affect in dozens of cities, is another example of working for change at the local level.

We have so many problems, both nationally and locally, that we have many opportunities to enact change in our local communities.  We can work on improving education, climate change and race relations at the local level.  I hope people will not let disappointment keep them from getting involved at the local level and work to make America greater than it already is.