Is San Diego on the right track? Whose responsibility is it to decide? As good citizens in a participatory democracy, we must be involved citizens.
Every few decades the common good needs to be examined to determine if the agenda is still true for the time we are living in. As divisive as we are in this country, the struggle to identify an agenda that benefits everyone in society rather than just a few people’s self-interests is one of the biggest issues of our time.
The aspects of society that impact us all like housing, the environment, safety, health, wellness and education are part of the common good. We also need plans for disasters like fire, drought and pandemics. The common good is taken into consideration as a part of city planning documents like the General Plan…