In Episode 1, host Ellina Yin and guest host Betty Duong start off the series with an in-depth exploration of the roles and responsibilities of the County of Santa Clara within the local government ecosystem. In this episode, we will introduce Betty and her background and go into the County Charter, the types of things that are impacted by County Government, and why civic participation is important on a local level.

Guest Host: Betty Duong is currently Chief of Staff for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor and a candidate for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor. Only in Santa Clara County/Only in San José does not support or oppose our Guest's candidacy.

Only in Santa Clara County, is a sister project of the Only in San José civic education podcast series dedicated to demystifying and democratizing the process of local government and civic participation in Santa Clara County.

Learn more about us: www.onlyinsj.org

Episode Resources:

1. Santa Clara County Charter: https://boardclerk.sccgov.org/governing-documents/county-charter
2. Santa Clara Board of Supervisors: https://board.sccgov.org/home
3. California State Associations of Counties: https://www.counties.org/county-structure
4. Roles of County Government https://www.slocity.org/government/roles-of-city-county-state-and-federal-governments

Music: Spunker by Blue Dot Sessions (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/271482)
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