What happens when the future shows up — and the public doesn’t?

In this episode of Beyond the SOP, I reflect on attending a Pinole Planning Commission meeting where she was the only member of the public physically in the room, while young commissioners stepped into leadership roles making long-term decisions in a city sitting directly on the Hayward Fault.

Young Commissioners, Old Fault Lines explores:

• why a plan is just a plan until a person shows up
• how civic engagement shapes community resilience
• what disaster recovery really looks like beyond the first 24 hours
• why earthquakes don’t care about jurisdictional boundaries
• and why seeing the next generation of leaders at the table matters

Grounded in real-world emergency management and disaster recovery experience, this episode looks beyond standard operating procedures and into the quiet work that protects communities before disaster strikes.

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