August 4, 2025

Neighbors of the proposed Upper Westside Project speak out in opposition to the project. The project will pave 2000 acres of farmland and habitat for residential and commercial development. The project’s western boundary is Garden Highway and next to the Sacramento River. Learn more about this project, see maps and news articles and join us in opposing it – www.stopgardenhwymegadevelopment.com and https://tinyurl.com/SacOpenSpace.

UPDATE 8/19/2025 5:28pm – The vote for Upper Westside scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 2pm has been cancelled by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. The date of the vote is now uncertain; therefore, you do not need to attend the meeting tomorrow.

Let the Supervisors know you oppose the project.

August 19, 5:30 pm, Community Rally.  Westlake Park, 4700 Westlake Pkwy.   Gather with your neighbors, the media, and local elected officials to show the strength and unity of our opposition.  Local resident, Supervisor Phil Serna, has been invited to hear your concerns. Come and be counted.

August 20, 2 pm, Supervisors Vote.  700 H St, Sacramento.  The Board of Supervisors will vote on the Upper Westside project.  The City of Sacramento has passed a resolution opposing the project.  Come, speak and/or bring a sign.

Now. Read the Sacramento Bee article published today (Monday, August 18, 2025) about the personal relationships behind the Upper Westside project.

Today.  Write your supervisor and express your opposition.  We need two supervisors to vote NO – your supervisor needs to know that constituents don’t want this development.

Today. Write an e-comment to the Board of Supervisors before they meet to express your opinion

 Links:

• Learn more about the Rally – Protect North Natomas
• Write a comment to the Board of Supervisors at BoardClerk[at]saccounty[dot]gov
• Contact your supervisor – make a personal call or email directly to your supervisor to urge a NO vote on Upper Westside. To identify who your supervisor is and their contact information go here.
• The Sacramento Bee has published a series of articles by Editor Tom Philp on the Upper Westside project.  They expose the weaknesses, background and history of development in the Natomas Basin.  Read his Opinion pieces here.

Friends, we need a big turn out at tomorrow’s Rally and the Supervisors’ vote.  If you can’t make it to one, go to the other.  You have a voice in local government.  You have a voice in what Natomas looks like in the future.  Use it.  Thank you.

7/30/2025 Please note: At this time, the City meeting on the Airport South Industrial Project has been POSTPONED to an undetermined date.

Needed: Four NO votes. Write the Mayor and City Council Members.

The proposed Airport South Industrial Project, for 6 million square feet of warehouses, is a monster that will affect the entire Natomas area by bringing in more huge trucks and their pollution unless it is stopped.

The lawsuits that have been filed may slow down the project, but the ONLY way to stop it is for four members of the City Council to vote NO. That critical vote is set for August 12.

We need your City Council Member (CCM), regardless of their district, to vote NO on this project.

Normally, there are nine votes on Council, but CCM Kaplan has recused herself from the vote due to the location of her residence near the project. Four “no” votes will block the project.

Everyone in the City of Sacramento can help build opposition to this project by writing to their CCM. Your CCM’s vote could be decisive.

View of semi-trucks parked at a warehouse in Sacramento

Contact the Mayor and your City Council Member and help us get to four “no” votes.

Call, email or speak in person to your CMM and ask them to vote NO on the Airport South Industrial Project.

Email addresses for the Mayor and CCMs are here.

Speaking/Talking Points

Some possible points to include in your call or email. Fill in the blanks as appropriate. The two most important points to make are – you are a constituent, and you want your CCM to oppose the project.

Dear Mayor McCarty and City Council,

I am your constituent and I live at ______________________ (address or at least zip code).

I vote and I am writing to ask you to vote no on the Airport South Industrial Project in Natomas.

I oppose this project because

(Choose one or two and put the idea in your own words)

This warehousing project is located next to a school, homes, and wildlife habitat. Impacts to neighbors include noise, lighting, air pollution, traffic, more trucks in the neighborhoods and more trucks on I-5.

The Plan is inconsistent with the Natomas Habitat Conservation Plan, City General Plan, County General Plan, SACOG Blueprint, Urban Services Boundary, Air Quality Plan, Metropolitan Transportation Plan.

The City should not develop farmland into warehouses, there are better, industrial-zoned locations for warehousing projects. It should pursue infill and renovation of aging facilities such as Blue Diamond and Arden Arcade.

More warehousing outside the urban core sucks jobs and business out of existing industrial areas.

I object to putting developer profits over sensible growth and community health. Only the property owner/developer benefits from this project; net revenue to the City has never been identified and $4 million estimated revenue hardly addresses the City’s budget problems.

The project will be bad for the health of Natomas residents, particularly the children at the next-door Paso Verde school and the neighboring community.

Sincerely, your constituent,

Your Name

Take Action:

Send your email or make your phone call no later than August 10, 2025.

Plan to attend the August 12, 2025 meeting at City Hall, 915 “I” St, Sacramento. Put the date on your calendar. Confirm the date, time and see both the Agenda and the staff report on about August 8 when it should be published on the City website.

Donate to oppose Airport South Industrial. Lawsuits are expensive.

Email the Mayor and the City Council today. Email addresses are here.

Please sign our petitions against this project and Upper Westside.

For Social Media

Social media really spreads the message – please use it! Share the two video links and the flyer.

Video 1 – Former Mayor Heather Fargo, shares her thoughts on the Airport South Industrial Project.

Video 2 – Natomas high school student and birder, MacKenzie Hollender, talks about the birds she has seen that use the excellent habitat that would be paved for Airport South Industrial.

In the News

Here is a July 16, 2025 Opinion Piece by the Sacramento Bee’s Editor, Tom Philp

Reach out to your City Council Member Today. Write Today.

They need to understand the depth and breadth of opposition. Thank you.

Regards,

Heather Fargo

President of the ECOS Board of Directors