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Over 70 local vendors and community partners celebrate the start of a new weekly cultural and economic tradition in the heart of Tulare. See the Telemundo 51 coverage here and generic B-Roll here TULARE, CA — Aug 11, 2026 — IncludUs Fund is proud to announce the successful Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Tulare Marketplace, which took place on Thursday, August 6, at Zumwalt Park. The inaugural event drew thousands of residents together to celebrate a new chap

IncludUs introduces Community Engineering™, a unique model that empowers communities to design their own solutions to complex challenges. This approach builds lasting infrastructure and strengthens local capacity by integrating various stakeholders.

The DC Metro area is grappling with an escalating climate crisis where traditional infrastructure alone is insufficient; experts now recommend Community Engineering™ as a new framework for urban resilience. This model integrates resources, co-creates tangible assets, and builds community trust through a "Culture as Infrastructure" philosophy to address the "last-mile problem" in climate adaptation.

Bacilia Angel advocates for 'designing with, not for' communities to rebuild civic trust and create inclusive governance models. Her approach, termed 'Community Engineering,' aims to fundamentally redesign systems by empowering community members as co-creators rather than passive recipients.