The Nature of Local Government – with an emphasis on the issues of the unhoused (homeless) and seawater desalination.

This sermon will discuss the need for our city government to better reflect the needs and desires of the public. Examples of concern regarding this are the City’s pursuit of seawater desalination, the City’s refusal to fund a low barrier shelter for the unhoused population, Council members’ opposition to the adoption of impact fees to slow the urban sprawl, and the slow pace street construction. Jim will also include ideas on how congregation members can get more involved.

Jim Klein is an At-Large member of the Corpus Christi Council. He has served in this capacity since 2023. He also is a Professor of History at Del Mar College. He is the immediate Past President of the Texas Association of College Teachers (TACT) and Past President of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). He currently serves as the President of the Coastal Bend Sierra Club group and as Treasurer of the Environmental Justice Housing Fund Board. Jim is a founding member of the Clean Economy Coalition (based in Corpus Christi) in 2008 and of the Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment in 2018.

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Topics: Government