The event — hosted by San Diego 350, the Sunrise Movement San Diego and six other organizations — gave candidates the opportunity to engage with more than 100 residents and pitch their ideas for reducing the use of fossil fuels, promoting green jobs, and bringing environmental justice to underserved communities.”

There were several areas in which all five candidates were in agreement, such as refusing to accept campaign contributions from fossil-fuel industries and corporate PACs, strengthening environmental protections and supporting the Green New Deal, a wide-ranging resolution aimed at wiping out greenhouse emissions by 2030 while creating new jobs.

However, candidates varied when it came to offering concrete proposals for how they would tackle climate change and other environmental issues.

MARCH 2020 BALLOT
MEASURE RECOMMENDATIONS

    By: Elaine Maltz and the Legislative Committee 

SanDiego350 primarily takes positions on measures that relate directly to climate change, but we have also taken positions on some measures which relate to reforms we feel are important to the democratic process and passing climate-friendly legislation. We have a summary of our positions, followed by a brief rationale for each one here. Feel free to share our recommendations with others. Please contact Elaine Maltz to get involved. Links to State and County Voting Guides: Statewide voting guide and San Diego County (and city) measures.
(including proposition language, impartial analysis, pro and con statements, etc.)

    By: Adrienne Heinzelman, Food and Soil Committee Co-Chair

Did you know we all have the power to fight climate change with every meal we eat? You may have heard that plant-based foods, as a whole, generate far less greenhouse gases than animal-based foods. Just by eating a plant-based meal once a week, or once a day, or more, you’re helping to reduce climate change! Do what you can.

Food waste is another major culprit of climate change. If food waste were a country it would be the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. Think of it, every time we throw out those moldy old leftovers stuck in the back of the fridge, they go to the landfill, where they release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Preventing food waste is the best solution, but for unavoidable food waste, composting produces no methane and contributes to healthy soil.

Healthy soil grows healthy plants (the food we eat), and has the amazing ability to take excess carbon out of the atmosphere and store (“sequester”) it safely in the soil. Called “regenerative agriculture” or “carbon farming”, these new ways of farming can apply to our home gardening, and landscaping at our homes and businesses, as well. By focusing on growing healthy soil, we can not only reduce climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil, but also grow plants and trees that are more nutritious and better adapted to the effects of climate change, such as droughts and floods.

Register and come out to the Food and Soil climate chat on Sunday, Feb. 9 to learn more!

Join us on Saturday, February 15, 2020, for SanDiego350's first hike of the year!

We are excited to announce our first hike of the year at Martha Grove Trail Loop.  We want to make sure we are building community as our members engage in such important work this year. This hike is just the first of many community building events we have planned and would love to get your input for what you would like to do as well.

SD350: How did you get involved with SD350 and when was that?

Max LeBovitz: My fiancé was at a women's march and signed up for the SD350 newsletter. Knowing that I was looking for volunteer opportunities, she forwarded an email to me that referenced a few open positions at the org. I got in touch with Masada and am now volunteering as the monthly meeting coordinator and as part of the Member Engagement Team (MET). I've been working with the organization for half a year.

SD350: What are three words that your friends would use to describe you?

ML: Motivated, Diligent, Fun.

SD350: What drives your activism? 

ML: I'm well aware of the privilege and advantage I've had in my life coming from an educated and supportive family. I've been fortunate to earn my higher education, build an incredible network of friends and associates, and work for great companies. That said, I'm also well aware of the catastrophic damage our species is engendering on our world, and I feel that it's my obligation to use my knowledge and resources to do what I can to mitigate the effects of climate change to ensure future generations can experience the world as our generation has, rather than cleaning up our mess.

SD350: What else would you like people to know about you? 

ML: I spend a lot of time outdoors: in the ocean, on a mountain, camping and wherever else I can feel connected to nature. I enjoy yoga and training Aikido. I'm also a sports fanatic from Los Angeles: Go Lakers, Go Dodgers, Go Kings, Go Rams. And I went to Colorado, Boulder, for my bachelor degree (Go Buffs!). Other than that, I'm a big family guy, love to read, and to travel as much as I can; especially down to Mexico.