Politics & Government

Teens from Encinitas YMCA Youth & Government Program Learn About City Politics

Participants from the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA Youth & Government program presented two researched and developed bill proposals to a panel of city council members on Monday, November 18.

Participants from the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA Youth & Government program presented two researched and developed bill proposals to a panel of city council members on Monday, November 18. 

The bills the students decided to present focused on recycling taxes for renewable energy procedures and mandating California schools to be equipped with a mechanism that will allow doors to quickly be locked by anyone inside the room in case of a campus intruder.

Pictured in the photo are: Mayor Barth, Jeffrey Sardina, Jack Cooper, Matt Benowitz, Bridget Jackson, Ethan Lossing, Sandy Taylor, Karina Langli, Emily Ozorio, Dylan Larson, Daria Sheik, Kenny Hahn, Lillie Meyer, Cheyenne Tucker, Bronson Massas, Constantina Komninakis, Dan Kirwin, Sofia Goldmann, Kacen Horner, Jennifer Kelly, Grant Rogers, Chloe Arnold, Anthony Law, Grady Gumner, Tyler Oepkes, Max Ashworth, Attorney Ron Blumberg

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