This Jan. 24, 2022 letter from the Environmental Council of Sacramento, Sierra Club Sacramento Group, and 350 Sacramento, regarding the Sacramento County Climate Action Plan (CAP) requests that SMUD verify some of the SMUD-related information in the CAP, and also consider helping to increase standardization of CAP processes across the state.
Click here to read the letter.
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January 28, 2022
On behalf of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Sacramento Chapter, we’d like to share a message regarding the Capitol Annex project. Please click here to read the message published yesterday from the President of PSR Sacramento. Click here to learn more.
You can join the Council meeting virtually here:
http://sacramento.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=21 (Passcode: 802467)
On February 8, 2022 at 5pm City Council will have a workshop on Climate & Transportation and we invite you to attend!
In October 2021, City staff presented an update on the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) and 2021 Climate Implementation Work Plan. At that meeting, the City Council asked staff to return to Council in a workshop format to discuss the relationship between climate change and transportation as well as discuss considerations for expediting carbon neutrality.
This upcoming workshop is in response Council’s request and will include:
Learn more here.
It is past time for Sacramento to commit to and fund a comprehensive active transportation system that prioritizes safety, addresses inequities, reduces air pollution, reduces traffic congestion, decreases the cost of transportation, and creates a vibrant, livable city. Now is the moment to demand for these changes with an influx of Federal funding arriving in Sacramento. WE NEED YOUR VOICE!
Click here to learn more and sign the petition!
This petition is supported by: Breathe CA, ECOS, Midtown Neighborhood Assn, SABA, and Valley Vision.
Jan. 25, 2022
The Sacramento City Council Tuesday unanimously approved raising solid waste disposal fees by $3.83 a month for each of the next three years, largely to pay for a new state requirement that cities collect and compost food waste from customers.
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Conveniently charging cheaply at home is a major benefit of owning an EV, but home charging isn’t possible for many who live in multi-family housing. Last month, California’s CalGreen Building Code Commission voted unanimously to increase EV charging infrastructure in new apartments, condos, hotels, motels and non-residential parking garages (workplaces, commercial sites, etc.).
The new building codes include more ambitious “Tier 1” and “Tier 2” requirements that cities can easily adopt if they wish to. Previously to accelerate EV adoption, particularly in underserved communities, Sacramento has supported the more aggressive Tier 2 requirements. Sacramento should continue this direction with the new CalGreen Tier 2 requirements in new construction. These are:
These start January 1, 2023 for all new California construction. See a summary of the new building codes here.
January 2022
From the Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association, a member organization of ECOS
Charging an EV can be challenging for someone living in an apartment or condo. If you have put off buying an EV because you live in multifamily housing, or if you’ve had difficulty with charging an EV in that environment, please tell us about your experiences and perspectives. We’re gathering the information to help us advocate for more charging infrastructure in multifamily housing. Contact us at news[at]SacEV[dot]org.
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