Sacramento City Council formally opposes Upper Westside Natomas development, August 13, 2025, CapRadio

By Tony Rodriguez | August 13, 2025 | CapRadio

Former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo, now president of the Environmental Council of Sacramento, told the council the plan is a severe danger to the vital grassy areas of the city.

“There is no reason why we can’t include nature in our plans. There is no reason why we should think that we’re the most important species in the world, and that we don’t have an obligation to make room for other species,” Fargo said.

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Supervisor Phil Serna has disrespected Sacramento’s role in growth. Why? August 4, 2025, The Sacramento Bee

“We’re looking at major developments that fly in the face of every plan that’s been approved in the county of Sacramento for the last 25 years,” said former Sacramento mayor Heather Fargo, a Natomas resident and now an activist against Serna’s emerging growth agenda. “Phil has taken the lead on this and encouraged this kind of development.”

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Sierra Club, ECOS file suit opposing step toward Airport South project annexation, June 9, 2025, The Sacramento Business Journal

By Ben van der Meer | June 9, 2025 | The Sacramento Business Journal

Local environmental groups have filed a lawsuit opposing a sphere-of-influence amendment to the city of Sacramento that would enable an industrial project called Airport South to move forward.

The Environmental Council of Sacramento, Sierra Club Mother Lode Chapter and Friends of the Swainson’s Hawk are plaintiffs in the suit filed Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court, contending an environmental impact report for Airport South didn’t take a full accounting of possible impacts.

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