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2、 Communications Speoalisl tor teir guidance and contributions to this repes.IOWnandWages.representingmoreIhan200mopeople.NLCworkstostrengthenlocalleadership,influencefederalpolicyanddriveovatrvesolutions.NLCsCenterforCitySolutionsprovidesresearchandanalysisonkeytopicsandvendsimportanttocities,creati
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4、hSpectast.CenterforCitySOiUIionSJacobQottlieb,ResearchSpecialist.CenterforCitySolutionsBrooksRainwater,SeniorExecutiveandDirector.CentertorCrtySokHions2021Cf4alionalLeagueofCities.AlRighisResorvod.Cover: By Kevork DjaMxianQtty images News Ma Getty knago9AJiphotoedtdtoGettyImages.2021.CONTENTS4FOREWO
5、RD6INTRODUCTION10BACKGROUND1 5ROOTCAUSES24WHYDOESMATTER?28WHATCANCITIESDO?32RECOMMENDATIONS34CONCLUSION36APPENDIXI:AdditionalResources38APPENDIXII:AbouttheSurveyandResults39ENDNOTESFOREWORDPIERSONALattacks.Physicalassaults.Cyberbullyingdirectedatthemselves,theirchildrenandfamilies-allthewhilehavingt
6、omanagemultiplecrisesforthoseintheirmmunities.Inthepastyearandahalf,protestsnavemovedfromCityHalltolocalleaders,frontdrs.Insultshavemovedbeyondthemediaandintohomes,sometimesneedlesslyextendingtolovedones.Thisiswhatitmeanstobeapublicservantin2021.1.ocalofficialsWOrkatthelevelofgovernmentclosesttothep
7、eopleandwiththismesgreathonorandgreatchallenge.OurIoCalleadersaretheonesweknow-theyaretheoneswerunintoatthegrocerystoreandtheonesweseearoundourneighborhoods.AndwilepartisanshipandbickeringmaybeanUnWetoOmedfeatureofstateandfederalpolitics,wearenowseeingthistcktedowntothelocallevelunlikeeverbefore.Iha
8、ve如messedandheardaboutthischangethroughmyownpersonalinteractionsinmeetingswithlocalleadersacrossthecountry.ItisclearthattheenvironmenthaschangedsincemytimeasmayorofSouthBay.Aoridaalittlemorethanadecadeago.Whiledisagreementanddebateareahealthypartofafunctioningdemracy,civildisurseinAmericahasbeeninea
9、singlyindecline-wesitinthemediaandmorefrequently,wereseeingitmoreinourowncommunities.Andaspoliticsbecomesincreasinglyhostile,sotoohastheseverityandquantityofthreatsandharassmenttov/ardsourlocalofficials.TheCOVID-19pandemicpushedmanythingstothextremeandvitrioltowardslocalleadersisnoexception.Ourlocal
10、leadershavebecomeeasytargetsforfrustration,angeranddisillusion.WiththecombinedimpactOtSoCialmediaandpoliticalpolarization,theworkofgoverninghasoftencomeatthestofpublicofficials*physicalandmentalwell-being.1.ocalleadershavefacedeverythingfromracistslurstophysicalassaultsanddeaththreats.Recentmediarep
11、ortsfromtheNewYorkTimesandKaiserHealthNetwork,amongothers,highlighthowmanylocalPUWCofficials-mayorsandthoseworkingintheareasofpublichealth,electionsandtheschoolboard-arechoosingtoresignornotrunforreelection.12Fromtakinganti-anxietymedication,toseekingtherapyandevenutilizingpoliceprotection,weIearrwd
12、throughoutdevelopmentofthisreportthatourlocalleadersaredangwhattheycantoprotectthemselveswhegettingthejobsfortheircommunitiesdoneButit0notenough.Ourlocalleaderscantandsbouldn,tdothisworkalone.Itisall-teasytoforgewAmericans,agrowingsegmentofsocietyviewsoneanotherasenemies.Thisisdangerousfxdemocracy,anditcreatesapowderkegenvironmentwherethesmallestsparkcansuddenlyexplode.Overthelastsevera
