Support a CA Polluters Pay Climate Superfund by joining us for an in-person Community Town Hall Meeting in partnership with ACCE with educational speakers, interactive activities, and organization booths. Free lunch provided.

WHEN: Sat. June 27 @ 12pm - 2:30pm
WHERE: A Reason To Survive (ARTS)
200 E 12th St, National City, CA 91950

Join Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, SD350, Environmental Health Coalition, and authors Jim Miller and Kelly Mayhew for a reading from their books Under the Perfect Sun & Beyond the Theme Park, panel discussion, and Q&A about env. advocacy in SD over the last 20 years. 

WHEN: Wed. July 8 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm
WHERE: Novo Brewing Mission Valley

We heard from youth speakers and gave youth awards at our Y4C Fundraiser (photos). Youth advocates and partners passed a resolution to electrify Chula Vista Elementary School District (photos).

At our Legislation Training on 6/14 (photos), participants developed advocacy skills, learned about our priority bills, and geared up to meet with legislators. Sign up to receive Climate Advocacy Action Alerts.

On Monday, SD350 in coalition with Public Power San Diego, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), and In Good Company, turned out 65 folks to support public power at SD City Council.

On May 28th, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a change to the Cap-and-Invest Program, authorizing the Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive (MDI) in a 10-3 vote. It’s framed as a way to help industry reduce emissions while protecting affordability and preventing companies from leaving California. In reality, it is a $4 billion giveaway to big oil.
This blog covers:
1. What Is the MDI?
2. The Problem: Is the Cap Still a Cap?
3. Affordability and Climate Action Are Not Opposite
4. What We Lose: The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)

If the state Legislature or Governor Newsom does not act, the MDI will be implemented September 1, 2026.

TAKE ACTION:  Call Governor Newsom at 916-445-2841 Tell CARB to reverse its decision creating Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentives (MDI). This will totally undermine the Cap-and-Invest program, and will do little to guarantee reductions in greenhouse gases. This decision will eliminate funding for transit, the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, and the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. 

By Rachel Carton, Legislative Team

I’m looking forward to getting to know the wonderful network that supports SD350 because it’s clear that this work couldn’t happen without each of you. 

While I’ve been living in San Diego since 2015, I grew up in Sacramento, California, and spent much of my life there. I witnessed firsthand how each summer seemed hotter, each wildfire season worse, and each subsequent drought more severe than the last. Feeling a deep sense of climate anxiety and grief motivated me to take action with the Sunrise Movement and join the San Diego hub in 2022 while working full-time for a small nonprofit. During this time, I got involved in local youth-led climate justice efforts and learned what exactly it meant to be a community organizer.  Soon after that, I was able to use my nonprofit experience to pivot into more community-based work at an urban farming nonprofit called Three Sisters Gardens. I worked remotely as the Program Development Coordinator there and developed a love for grassroots organizations because of the direct impact we made on community members.

At SanDiego350, Simren seeks to build stronger relationships with donors and stakeholders while also spearheading fundraising campaigns to help strengthen the financial future of the organization.

My main role will involve working with the Equitable Building Decarbonization (EBD) program.

Growing up in the Imperial Valley, our communities faced several environmental injustices, most of which we didn’t talk about or know about because they were our so-called “norm” and we had minimal resources to find solutions. It wasn’t until college where I learned about environmental justice and climate activism that I was able to recognize the issues my hometown was facing and realized I wanted to do something to help. I became more involved in environmental education and activism and got the opportunity to work alongside different nonprofits in San Diego who advocated for marginalized communities facing similar issues my hometown did. I began to see myself reflected in these communities, which led me to grow my passion towards climate activism and justice.  I graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a degree in Environmental Studies and even helped found an organization on campus for environmental justice and climate activism.

Looking for a way to support the work we do at SanDiego350? Visit our donations page to help drive climate-focused policy in San Diego County.