New water restrictions in Sacramento start next month, SacBee, October 11, 2022

By Hanh Truong | October 11, 2022 | The Sacramento Bee

The fall season is settling into Sacramento, which means watering rules for the city will change soon. As a part of a water conservation ordinance from 2017, the city of Sacramento set up restrictions on when businesses and residents water their lawns. From Nov. 1 to Feb. 28, individuals can only water their landscape one day per week, on Saturday or Sunday, at any time of day. Watering on a weekday is not allowed.

For Once, California Might Choose More Housing Over More Parking, Slate, Sept 16, 2022

By Henry Grabar

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has on his desk a long-awaited reform bill that will make housing cheaper and more abundant, help mom ’n’ pop restaurants get started, let architects reuse historic buildings, and make the state’s neighborhoods more walkable.

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How a Sacramento County ballot measure could derail region’s long sought light rail dreams, SacBee, Sept 11, 2022

By Yousef Baig

Building the connector would shift development patterns in a way that could ensure a future Sacramento in which cars are the only viable mode of transportation.

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What My Family and I Saw When We Were Trapped in China’s Heat Wave, NY Times, Sept 9, 2022

By Matthew Bossons, managing editor of Radii, a Shanghai-based online publication focused on Chinese youth culture

“But the heat wave that baked China for weeks was startling in its scale, duration and intensity. Through July and August, it shattered temperature records, dried up rivers, withered crops, sparked wildfires and caused deaths from heatstroke. It may have been the most severe heat wave ever recorded. And it laid bare frightening realities about how humanity is expected to adapt.”

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‘Our state is on fire.’ Calls from protesters, youth for more environmental action in CA, Sacramento Bee, August 13, 2022

Activists, many young and from around the state, called for Gov. Gavin Newsom to phase out fossil fuels in California, among other climate initiatives, during the People’s Climate Protest on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at the Capitol in Sacramento.

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Carbon fee & dividend in action: Canadians now get quarterly checks, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, July 27, 2022

From the Citizens’ Climate Lobby July 27, 2022 Weekly Briefing:

Good news: Our neighbors to the north are perfecting their carbon fee and dividend policy! As of this month, Canadians have begun receiving their first quarterly dividend checks from the country’s carbon fee. Before now, Canadians received a rebate on their annual taxes. Moving forward, they will receive direct cash payments.
“The first payment will include the first two quarters of the year,” the Global News reported. “Single adults will receive $269.50. A family of four can expect to receive $539.50.” The next quarterly dividend checks, officially called “Climate Action Incentive” payments, will be sent in October and January.
The Sudbury Star spoke with Citizens’ Climate’s own Cathy Orlando, who said, “Receiving checks from pollution pricing is literally a dream come true. I want to take this moment to thank all the unsung heroes who made this happen in Canada.”
Many of those unsung heroes are CCL volunteers, who have worked for years to help bring about this day. Canada first announced its plan for a nationwide carbon fee and dividend in 2016, and the policy went into effect in 2019. Canada announced the move to quarterly dividends in Jan. 2021, and our volunteers were crucial in making that happen.