On May 2, 2024, ECOS and Habitat 2020 submitted to the City of Sacramento a comment letter and report entitled ECOS Campaign for Protecting Natural Areas in the City of Sacramento. They relate to the City’s update of Sutter’s Landing Park Master Plan. We ask that the City take a nature-centric planning approach as they develop the update.
Category Archives: ECOS Updates
ECOS Special: Making Democracy Work 5/8/2024
Wednesday May 8, 2024
6:00-7:00 pm Discussion/Presentation w/Q&A at 7:00 pm
Join us for this special ECOS discussion and presentation
- What is the League of Women Voters?
- What is proportional representation?
- How does Ranked Choice Voting fit in?
- What’s the status of the National Popular Vote Compact?
Paula Lee
President of the League of Women Voters, SacCounty
Josh Rosa
Better Ballot Sacramento
Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6656164155
To phone in: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 665 616 4155
SACOG: 2025 Blueprint Discussion Scenario
On April 18, 2024, ECOS sent the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) a letter regarding Item #15 on their board meeting agenda, the 2025 Blueprint Discussion Scenario.
Below is an excerpt from our letter.
ECOS supports SACOG’s Option 3 of its Discussion Scenario: “Prioritizing Build Out and More Complete Communities”. This option assumes more complete build-out of developing and potential developing communities but in fewer places. SACOG needs to prioritize those developing communities that have the strongest likelihood of lower vehicle- VMT based on factors like proximity to existing development and jobs/housing balance.
Support for Sacramento Regional Transit
On April 17, 2024, ECOS submitted two letters of support:
ECOS Letter to City of Sacramento Planning Commission re Airport South Industrial Project, Apr 11, 2024
ECOS submitted a letter of opposition to the City of Sacramento Planning and Design Commission for its hearing on April 11, 2024 regarding Discussion Calendar Item 5: Airport South Industrial Project File ID: 2024-00766.
LAFCo should not, in our view, approve a Sphere of Influence change to the City for this development.
ECOS letter to Sacramento County re Infill Program
On April 10, 2024, ECOS submitted a letter to the County of Sacramento Board of Supervisors Workshop on Housing and Infill on April 10, 2024 – Item #2: Infill Program.
We have reviewed PlaceWorks’ Final Draft “Sacramento County Infill Program Update”, and recommend that its proposed “Toolkit” and “Next Steps” are adopted for the Toolkit’s implementation.