Earlier this month, San Diego’s climate, environment, and health organizations gathered outside of City Hall for a press conference in support of the “Make Polluters Pay” Climate Superfund bill.
Check out the news coverage & photos.

Last weekend, over 50 people came to our annual legislative training to develop skills and confidence in communicating with elected officials and build your knowledge about key climate bills. Check out the photos from the event. Learn more about or priority bills by reading this blog article.

Every four years, San Diegans have the opportunity to directly influence the direction of development of transportation infrastructure in our region. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), is currently drafting the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for 2025, which maps out our transit future for 2050 and beyond. The 2025 plan, still does not go far enough to improve our transportation system and reduce emissions. We are calling upon SANDAG to modify the plan to take four key steps. (Read the steps in full article)

Take these three actions by July 18th:

1. Make a written public comment.
2. Email your representative on the SANDAG Board of Directors.
3. Attend an in-person public comment event (see in full article)

By Bee Mittermiller, Transportation Team Member

San Diego finds itself more racially segregated now than it was 30 years ago. The communities disproportionately affected by pollution are overwhelmingly Hispanic. Communities filled with primarily BIPOC families are being forced onto the frontlines of the devastating effects of natural disasters and environmental hazards by the same entities that denied them social, political, and economic power for centuries.

These communities have refused to stand by while their neighborhoods get polluted. As a result of fearless grassroots advocacy, projects such as San Diego’s Urban Forestation and truck electrification efforts to reduce GHG emissions at the port are being implemented to reduce the disparities faced by these communities. 

By Diego Sandoval (he/him), Youth v. Oil Media Lead 

As California continues to face the devastating effects of climate change, from wildfires and drought to toxic air and rising sea levels, our state legislature plays a critical role in steering us toward a healthier, more equitable future. Our legislation team has carefully reviewed this year’s landscape, and we’ve identified key bills that either move us closer to our climate justice goals or threaten to set us back.

Read the full article to see where we stand on key climate bills.

We’re calling on our supporters and fellow advocates to speak up for the bills that protect people and the planet and to reject those that serve fossil fuel interests and corporate utilities.

By Rachel Carton, Legislation Team Member

I view the fight for workers’ rights and climate justice as the same struggle.

It is this concern for solidarity that has made me want to find ways organized labor and environmentalists can work together. There are so many moments when we can work together. When we must work together or fail in our own separate silos.

We need to show up in solidarity with labor’s struggles. Every time we join a union’s picket line we fight back against Trump’s billionaire agenda. Every time our communities show up to oppose ICE’s sweeps to deport our neighbors we oppose the dismantling of our democracy. We outnumber the billionaires. 

By Susan Orlofsky, UCSD retiree (member of UPTE retiree and AFT 1931 retiree orgs)

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