Editing SimCity 3000 (section)

===Advisors and petitioners===
''SimCity 3000'' and its revision, ''Unlimited'', feature seven advisors, each covering a specific issue (city finances, transportation, environmental issues, city planning, safety, health and education, and city utilities), who help players make proper decisions in the game by providing recommendations and advice. As opposed to previous versions of ''SimCity'', these advisors have names and give in-depth advice, rather than brief summaries of the situation in their department.

There are also petitioners, many of whom are citizens of the city, that request players to modify city policies, such as lowering tax rates, or enacting an [[Local ordinance|ordinance]]. Some are outside interests, often pushing proposals which would harm the city (i.e. building a [[casino]], which would attract crime) in exchange for a boost to its financial coffers. The mayors of the four cities neighboring at each of the edges of the city's map (a feature carried over from ''SimCity 2000'') also chime in if the player's city is connected to them by road or rail, to request that the player's city handle their city services (trash disposal, water, power, etc.) in exchange for financial compensation, or offer that the neighbor handles the city services for the player's city in exchange for a fee.