Blog•General Plan Today, Save Tomorrow: Climate-Resilient Transportation Infrastructure September 21, 2021 • Victor Flores • Environmental Equity Normally the transition to autumn is brought in with new wardrobes, fun activities and vacation. Yet as summer comes to a close, instead the world is [...] Blog Program Design for $2 Billion in One-Time Funding To Address Direct Water and Power Utility COVID-19 Debt Relief September 13, 2021 • Mad Stano • Energy Equity “In order for water and power utility debt relief to reach low-income and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) customers who are experiencing utility burden [...] Blog A Race-Conscious Baby Bonds Program Can Address California’s Racial Wealth Gap September 7, 2021 • Betelhem Muno, Muhammad Alameldin • Economic Equity Social determinants of health determine 80 – 90% of an individual’s health outcomes, a larger contributor than their access to health care. Access to nutritious food, [...] Blog Climate Justice is Racial Justice September 1, 2021 • Sona Mohnot • Environmental Equity This weekend, Hurricane Ida made landfall in my hometown of New Orleans, leaving behind a wake of destruction as flooding and power outages impacted over a [...] Blog The California Recall Election: Why We All Must Vote August 30, 2021 • Debra Gore-Mann • General The California recall election — deciding whether or not to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office — is Sept. 14. Ballots have already been mailed out, [...] Blog ADUs Must Be Built for BIPOC Communities, by BIPOC Builders August 26, 2021 • Otelo Reggy-Beane • Economic Equity, Leadership Academy Since I was in middle school, my dad has owned a small construction business. On my way to school, I would help him check the numbers [...] Blog BIPOC Renters Face Too Many Barriers to Housing in California August 17, 2021 • Mariah De Leon California has the third lowest rate of homeownership in the country due to sky-high housing costs that leave many Californians with no choice but to rent. [...] Blog Making Equity a Priority in the Infrastructure Bill August 10, 2021 • Debra Gore-Mann California Congressional Delegation Must Push for Equity in the Infrastructure Bill At long last, infrastructure legislation based on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan is moving forward [...] Blog Zero Emissions Zones: A tool to target benefits of vehicle electrification to communities that need it most July 27, 2021 • Leslie Aguayo, David Reichmuth • Energy Equity, Environmental Equity Zero emission vehicle technologies, like battery electric and fuel cell vehicles, are critical to reducing air pollution and climate-changing emissions from transportation. State and federal policies [...] Blog The Automated Decisions Systems Accountability Act (AB 13) Explained June 15, 2021 • Vinhcent Le • Economic Equity, Technology Equity The public sector increasingly uses automated systems to make decisions and as a way to improve efficiency. However, poorly designed automated decisions systems (ADS) can create [...] 123…96 Show These TopicsDiversity & InclusionEconomic EquityEconomic SummitEnergy EquityEnvironmental EquityGeneralHealth EquityLeadership AcademyTechnology EquityShow This Date Range From to
