On May 25, 2023, ECOS submitted a letter of our Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report, City of Sacramento Groundwater Master Plan Well Replacement Program (DEIR).
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Youth Action Alert: Community Benefits Agreement Ordinance 5/9
Date & Time: TOMORROW May 9, 2023 06:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: via Zoom, register here
Sacramento Investment Without Displacement (SIWD) is a coalition of social justice organizations, neighborhood associations, labor groups, residents, and community partners organized to support building healthy communities and affordable housing, preserving cultural traditions, and the stability of neighborhoods impacted by big developments. You’re invited to a youth action alert session to learn how to make your voice heard on behalf of your community. We will share more about the CBAO background, SIWD’s process, and why the youth voice is so important. We’ll also do a letter-writing workshop to help you submit your thoughts to the City by the May 16th Deadline.
The first 10 youth registrants will receive $20 Door Dash gift cards to support with dinner for the evening**. ** must be a youth (age 13-24), must be in attendance, and must live in the City of Sacramento to qualify.
You can learn more about our stance here: https://bit.ly/3nlLlEd.
Get a head start and download the letter template here: bit.ly/3AQ4Jwb
City Earth Day Clean-Up Event 4/22
City of Sacramento staff are inviting people to participate in the “Great Sacramento Clean-Up,” a citywide event to clean litter from community locations and waterways.
Clean-ups will happen at several locations on Earth Day, April 22. The event is open to individuals or groups. Minors under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Volunteers should wear sunscreen and appropriate work clothing, as well as bring their own water and snacks. Tools to clean litter will be provided.
Free bus and light rail rides are available the day of the event, courtesy of SacRT.
City of Sacramento launches new custom energy modeling platform Xerohome
Xerohome is a free platform available to residents of single-family homes in the City of Sacramento. Folks can visit https://xerohome.com/app/#/ and type in their address. The tool will then show you the carbon footprint of your home, and a breakdown of how your home is using energy. Users can add additional information to make the model “smarter,” and then choose from a menu of upgrades such as a heat pump hot water heater or heat pump HVAC and see the estimated costs, available rebates, and projected utility bill savings. It’s a user-friendly way for people to understand what electrification could mean for their individual home. The results are really encouraging here in Sacramento—100 % of single family homes are projected to see utility bill savings with electrification.
If people are interested in checking out the tool but don’t live in a single family home within the City limits, they can use the address 222 Demo street to try it out.
The City of Sacramento will also be holding two virtual workshops focused on their Existing Building Electrification Strategy—one on 3/1 focused on Residential buildings, and one on 3/8 focused on commercial. Registration links can be found on the project webpage.
City of Sacramento Planning Academy
The City of Sacramento Planning Academy is a free, hybrid course designed to educate, engage, and empower Sacramento residents and business owners on current planning issues and City plans underway in Sacramento. Participants can expect to learn about the City’s planning process and how planning shapes our community, with the opportunity to discuss Sacramento’s future with a cohort of civic leaders. The course objective is to provide participants knowledge, skills, and connections to encourage civic engagement in the planning process. Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with staff leading a range of planning efforts including the Sacramento 2040 General Plan, the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan, Transportation Priorities Plan, Stockton Boulevard Plan, the 2022-2030 Housing Element, the Accessory Dwelling Unit Resource Enter, Missing Middle Housing Strategy, and the Existing Building Electrification Strategy. The program is intended to provide participants with tools and insights that will empower them to be more effective advocates in future City of Sacramento Planning efforts.
2023 Program Date: Monday* evenings, March 5-May 15, 2023, 5:30-7:30pm
Learn more and apply by January 30, 2023, here: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/Community-Development/Planning/Long-Range/Planning-Academy
New buildings to go all electric as part of Sacramento’s fight against climate change
November 30, 2022 | City Express
Continuing its effort to fight climate change, the Sacramento City Council Tuesday adopted an updated ordinance requiring new buildings to run on electricity rather than gas starting next year.
