On August 15, 2025, ECOS submitted a letter to the City of Elk Grove regarding their Climate Action Plan, also called the Climate Compass.
Click here to read the letter.
Click here for the attachment to the letter.
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Comment period extended: Draft 2022 Progress Report on California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act is now available for public review and comment through July 14, 2022
California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff released a draft report and associated data dashboard on implementation of California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (Senate Bill 375) for public review and comment on June 7, 2022.
The public comment period on the draft report and associated data dashboard has been extended and staff will now be accepting comments through July 14, 2022.
Please submit your comments and any questions on the document and/or data to sustainablecommunities[at]arb[dot]ca[dot]gov.
City of Sacramento Climate Action Update
On October 12, 2021, the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) submitted our comments on City Council October 12, 2021 Agenda Item 23 – Climate Action Update Summary, City of Sacramento Draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, Sept 2021.
Sacramento County Climate Action Plan
On October 8, 2021, ECOS sent our comments on the Sacramento County Climate Action Plan, Final Draft dated September 2021.
Click here to view the letter.
Also on October 8th, the day comments were due, ECOS and some of its allies held a press conference on the Climate Action Plan. Below are two photos from the press conference.
Discussion re Fully Sustainable Communities in Sacramento Area – Sept 13
On Monday, September 13, 2021, from 6:00 – 7:30 pm, join the ECOS Land Use committee for
A Discussion About Plans for Fully Sustainable Communities in the Sacramento Area
with:
Kathleen Ave, Senior Climate Program Manager; Chair, Capital Region Climate Readiness Collaborative
and
Greg Taylor, City of Sacramento Architect, Sacramento Valley Station Project Manager
(a) Join Zoom Meeting by computer or smartphone:
Click on, or copy and paste into browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/543524123
Meeting ID: 543 524 123
(b) Join Zoom Meeting by telephone:
Dial: 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 543 524 123
ECOS Land Use Committee Meeting Agenda
Monday, September 13, 2021
6:00 – 7:30 pm
6:00 p.m. – Welcome, Introductions, Updates
6:10 p.m. – ECOS happenings (Alexandra Reagan)
6:15 p.m. – Discussion About Plans for Fully Sustainable Communities in Sacramento Area
Kathleen Ave, Senior Climate Program Manager; Chair, Capital Region Climate Readiness Collaborative
Greg Taylor, City of Sacramento Architect, Sacramento Valley Station Project Manager
7:15 p.m. – Project database Review (Co-Chair Robert Meagher)
7:30 p.m. – Adjourn
Photo by KoolShooters from Pexels
City of Sacramento General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan, Transportation Priorities: ECOS Comments
On August 23, 2021, ECOS submitted a comment letter to Sacramento City Council regarding the City of Sacramento General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan, and Transportation Priorities. Below are our remarks.
The Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) would like to request the opportunity for a group of stakeholders to give input to the rough drafts now being developed for the 2040 General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan, and the Transportation Priorities Plan.
We understand that in just a month’s time the Draft General Plan will be issued — we know how difficult it can be to change drafts once published. Also, we believe the Transportation Priorities Plan will be finalized prior to the Draft General Plan.
We would like to give input to both documents in the areas of transportation, land use, climate change, and possible shifts in the City’s budget to support the priorities in the Sac2040Vision Guiding Principles, the recommendations of the Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change, and the provisions of the City’s Climate Emergency Declaration.
COVID has restricted communication and we appreciate the City’s continued planning work since November 2019, including the Sac2040Vision Guiding Principles; virtual workshops; change of single-family zoning to increase housing availability; hiring of a Community Engagement Manager; and passage of the New Construction Electrification Ordinance.
Nevertheless, we ask for the chance to discuss with you and staff the contents of the General Plan and Transportation Priorities Plan, before their initial publication.
Photo by Markus Spiske from Pexels
