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 nearby park, gym and movie plaza that is where most people in my area gather and socialize. There is a nearby hospital at Mountain View and medical office specialties for access to healthcare. I live close to freeway access for commuting. We also like to live close to grocery shopping and enjoy having it within walking distance or other modes of transportation. I moved recently but stayed within this same community.

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: The neighborhood is established and diverse multiculturally; with nearby churches.

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: There a lot of working class families in my community. I have neighbors who work in nearby fitness centers, business owners, people like myself who work from home; and also those who commute to casinos. I live in an area with access to high speed broadband internet. During flash flood season, our roads are flooded and we cannot travel due to the closure of roads.

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: Some apartment complexes have property rules that limit the choices of utility services like garbage - no recycling options; forced to use certain cable service providers or required to pay for it however we do not use it (we use streaming if at all); and the internet provider - we have to choose what the complex. I would like my County to consider choice in multi-family living housing. Invest in flood control infrastructure. Traffic control devices for speeding in the neighborhood like speed humps; and upgrading traffic signals.