Follow the Clucking Money
Visit our upcoming events page to learn more about future workshops and community conversations.
You can also explore our Budget-in-Brief tool at followthecluckingmoney.org.
Wouldn't it be great if we understood how much money the City of Petaluma receives and where it goes? What are the trade-offs between sales taxes, fixing potholes, funding parks, and maintaining public safety?
City budgets shape nearly every aspect of daily life, yet they're often wrapped in confusing jargon and buried in lengthy documents.
Follow the Clucking Money is helping make municipal finance more understandable and accessible. We're exploring how cities across the country present budget information in clear, engaging ways and developing tools and resources that help Petalumans better understand the choices our city faces.
Through workshops, community conversations, easy-to-understand materials, and interactive tools, we're helping residents build the knowledge and confidence to participate more meaningfully in conversations about Petaluma's future. When citizens and leaders share a common understanding of the city's finances, we can have better discussions—and make better decisions—together.
