You are an assistant to the City Manager for a medium sized city in Southern California. A new policy/law has been passed by the state legislature that will impact the city (select a policy issue that you are familiar with, e.g., reducing greenhouse gas emission by 20%).
You need to develop a briefing paper for the city council, city manager, and staff that explains the policy in detail, including its development and possible implications for the city.
As part of this briefing you should:
a) Provide an overview of how the policy/law came to be – identifying the main stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels.
b) Present a brief on the social, political, and economic context of the policy.
c) Analyze how the policy/law is likely to impact the city by applying the key steps of policy management.
d) Recommend an approach for the city to effectively implement the policy/legislation.