Monthly Archives: March 2026

Interviews of Candidates for Sacramento County Supervisor for District 1

Get familiar with the candidates and ready to vote in the primary on Jun 2, 2026. Watch the videos of interviews with these four candidates:
• Flojaune Cofer
• Eric Guerra
• Deborah Ortiz
• Tim Riley

Kent Lacin of Sacramento conducted the interviews and made the videos.

Introduction by Kent Lacin:

Overview:
I thank the candidates for agreeing to do the interview. Running for office is a big undertaking, and they deserve our gratitude for taking the plunge!

These interviews are longer than the sound bites we get in the media world. I hope they will help you get to know the candidates and arouse your interest in our County Board of Supervisors. It has only five officials, and they have great power to shape our region.

My Message:
The environment is more than our rivers and trees, or our buildings and roads. It is our ideas and the people who represent them: our politicians. WE give them the power to take ideas and turn them into reality. Therefore, we need to learn what their ideas are. Because we care about the environment, choosing the right candidate is critical.

Sacramento County District 1 is large, covering 112 square miles – it includes most of the City of Sacramento, reaching south to Florin Road. It has been represented by Phil Serna since 2010. Whomever is elected will have great influence on the future growth of our county. Many new large housing developments are proposed for agricultural land in District 1, so key topics include reducing greenhouse gas emissions from traffic and buildings, protecting green spaces, and managing water. The interviews focus on these and other environmental issues.

Acknowledgements:
The interviews were jointly sponsored by 350 Sacramento, Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS), and Sacramento Citizen’s Climate Lobby. Much thanks to Barbara and Channel Creative, who allowed me to film in their studio with their lights. These generous people help make Sacramento the community I’m happy to be a part of. Thanks also to ECOS for handling the technical issues in posting the interviews on YouTube.

Deborah Ortiz Interview

Eric Guerra Interview

Flojaune Cofer Interview

Tim Riley Interview

Presentation slides by architect David Mogavero from Feb 12, 2026 presentation

David Mogavero, Architect — If you missed it, see the presentation slides by architect David Mogavero on Feb 12, 2026.

ECOS Climate Change Committee thanks David for his engaging presentation of his architectural work; his activities as president of the ECOS Board including involvement in regional planning and the lawsuit of SACOG that led to the first Blueprint; his concept for VMT as a standard that led to SB743, and his designs for multi-unit residential buildings in infill locations in Sacramento and across California. See this and more in his presentation here.

North Natomas industrial project clears annexation hurdle but faces lawsuit, March 5, 2026, ABC 10

By Gurajpal Sangha | March 5, 2026 | ABC 10

A controversial development planned for North Natomas cleared a key regulatory hurdle Wednesday after a local agency approved annexing the land into the city of Sacramento, allowing the project to move forward.

“I think that it’s very concerning to me that the issues related to the environment haven’t really been taken seriously by our elected officials,” Fargo said.

Click here to watch the video and read the accompanying article.

North Natomas industrial project clears final regulatory hurdle, March 5, 2026, The Sacramento Bee

By Chaewon Chung | March 5, 2026 | The Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission voted in favor of the Airport South Industrial Project in North Natomas on Wednesday, marking the final stage in the regulatory process for the proposal to move forward.

“This project is in the wrong location, it will worsen our air pollution problem, threatening the health of school children and nearby residents when there is already plenty of land within the city that is zoned as industrial and listed as vacant,” Fargo said on Thursday.

Click here to read the article in full.

Natomas Grandpark Begins! Send ASIP Comments

Two Things:

  1. Reminder about the March 4 meeting by LAFCo on the Airport South Industrial Project. Send comments.
  2. Information about the Grandpark Southwest project – workshop on March 11. Learn about this enormous project outside the USB.

Airport South Industrial Project

On March 4, 2026, Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will vote on whether or not to permit annexation of 475 acres of farmland into the City of Sacramento for the Airport South Industrial Project (ASIP).

  1. Voice Your Opposition – Send an email comment to  BoardClerk[at]saccounty[dot]gov . Include meeting date (March 4, 2026) and agenda item number  (8)  and “Airport South Industrial”. Contact information is optional. Or, you can mail a letter to LAFCo at 1112 I Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA. 95814
  2. Meeting Agenda – Click on Item 8 to display the supporting documents and staff reports.
  3. Learn more about this project on ECOS’s website for protecting open space in Natomas.  The right column has Project Updates, News Articles, ECOS Letters submitted in opposition, and Letters from other organizations.

Grandpark Southwest Project aka “Provenance”

Grandpark Southwest has been renamed Provenance and will be the subject of an upcoming Workshop at the Natomas Community Planning Advisory Council.

Meeting info:  Wednesday, March 11, 6 pm, Board Chambers located at 700 H St, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

Come to this meeting to hear the developers – there is no vote and the agenda has not yet been published it.  Look for it here on about March 6.

What is proposed for “Provenance” ?

  • 1,871 acres which are currently mostly agricultural land will become 8,589 residential units
  • The land is outside the Urban Service Boundary – a county project
  • Land use map
  • Project description
  • The Sacramento Business Journal published an article about the project on February 26, 2026

Thank you for your continuing support to oppose rampant developer-driven destruction of protected agricultural land and habitat.