How do we hold elected officials accountable when they break their commitment to a promise without burning a bridge? I'd love to hear how some of you have balanced on this tightrope with great success as well as total failure. Feel free to substitute names, places and other potentially incriminating detail with fiction as needed.

What are your best tricks of the trade when working with public officials or advocating for the arts and arts education. Post your experiences and/or questions here. Members of the Arts for LA community will weigh-in and help us from reinventing the wheel each time.