Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: There is a Smith's that I use for grocery shopping. I have to drive a long way to get to the hospital. There's one charter school two blocks from my home, there's a public elementary school but the public high school is a couple miles away. We don't have any libraries in my neighborhood, I have to get on the freeway to get to one. There's small public parks in my area. There aren't very many places of worship. We only have one bus that runs through our area, there aren't any CAT buses.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: My neighborhood is very new and is still in the process of being built. There aren't any specific religious denominations that I've been able to notice. On average my neighbors are english speakers, 40-60 years of age, Hispanic, Asian, and/or African American. There aren't any cultural event's that happen within my neighborhood.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: Most of my neighbors are employed as teachers, medical personnel, and service industry workers. There is a lot of illegal dumping in the empty lots nearby, especially near the back areas of the properties. We don't have very many homeless folks nearby. I will see them getting onto the freeway but closer to my neighborhood there aren't any. I don't have any concerns about water conservation in my community. I have only seen foxes around my neighborhood.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: I have noticed that my community needs more public transportation and more businesses (and variety in businesses). I have to drive too far in order to go to certain stores. There is mostly 4-way stops in my community and it has resulted in a lot of accidents, I would like to see more stop lights installed.