CivicWell

Deep gratitude to the sponsors of the 33rd annual CivicWell Policymakers Conference! Thank you for making this inspiring and impactful gathering possible. Clean Power Alliance Tarana Wireless AARP California California Community Choice Association California Resources Corporation ENGIE North America Inc. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District SMUD BluePoint Planning Central Coast Community Energy Interactive Resources, Inc. Metropolitan Transportation Commission Sacramento Area Council of Governments Southern California Edison (SCE)

The CivicWell Board and Executive team are some of the most resilient, creative, and hard-working folks around. Not pictured: the snowball fight that immediately ensued. Michele Warren, SHRM-CP Beatrix Koev, MBA Mike Wilson P.E. Heidi Hall Lucas Frerichs Anna Klovstad Wendy Root Askew Dan Kalb Das Williams Susan Sonne Heidi Sanborn, MPA Jaron Brandon Soheila Bana, PhD

Excited to gather with local elected officials across California for our 33rd annual Policymakers Conference!

We are excited to have Ascent as a Strategic Partner! Ascent is an interdisciplinary collaborative, dedicated to advancing community vitality, climate action, environmental stewardship, and inclusive, equitable outcomes. Learn more about our Strategic Partner program: https://lnkd.in/g_uadudR

Hi friends, CCEC has outdone ourselves this time! Check out the line up of valuable perspectives we've assembled for this Tuesday's LERN meeting (3/11 @ 11am) on energy affordability and the State's energy efficiency budget. LERN typically focuses on assistance opportunities that can support local energy and climate goals. We will continue to share a roundup of timely funding, assistance, and input opportunities. Given the changes to the local funding?landscape, we have been shifting our focus from just bringing speakers on single assistance opportunities?to instead elevating movement in the underlying policies that are affecting the energy and climate investments that eventually become place-based funding and assistance opportunities. For our March meeting, we'll dive in on energy affordability and the State's?Energy Efficiency budget, including recent?executive?and legislative actions that?could impact one of the State's only recurring energy and emission reduction funding sources.?Join us as we explore the need to address bill relief for local constituents, the real drivers of cost increases, and the important role of energy efficiency programs featuring: ?? Joe Desmond, California Efficiency + Demand Management Council ?? Chris Read, City of San Luis Obispo ?? Marc Costa, The Energy Coalition/LGSEC ?? Casey Daily, Western Riverside COG/I-REN ?? Steve Frisch, Sierra Business Council/Northern Rural Energy Network ?? Patrick Welch, San Diego Community Power

We look forward to welcoming Abby Edwards, Acting Executive Director of Planning and Policy at the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), and California Strategic Growth Council Deputy Director of Energy Investments Sean Kennedy, Ph.D. to speak with Prosper Sustainably CEO and California Climate & Energy Collaborative Statewide Best Practices Coordinator Angie Hacker on ways to strengthen state and local government coordination to advance sustainability goals and meet the challenges we face. Registration for the CivicWell Policymakers Conference closes soon, sign up today: https://lnkd.in/gfw3JXbg

"My mother’s family lived in impoverished communities in the Philippines. Our family lore includes dramatic stories of surviving extreme weather. In one such story, a major typhoon caused extensive flooding that forced the family to flee to the rooftop of their home. My mother—who swam competitively through college—was sent to get food and fresh water, and her siblings share their memories of watching her fight against strong currents filled with debris and dead bodies, worried that the water would overtake her. Growing up, these are the images I would picture in my mind when I thought of climate refugees. The unfortunate truth is that we have climate refugees here in our own communities." Bernadette Austin Read more in today's Livable Places Update: https://lnkd.in/grPtSQrv

The CivicWell Policymakers Conference starts two weeks from today! We look forward to the panel "Affordability in a Green Economy," bringing together the insights of SMUD Board Director Dave Tamayo, California Forward Executive Director of Programs Nuin-Tara Key, and Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. Managing Principal Moody, Jason. It's not too late to join: https://lnkd.in/gfw3JXbg

We would like to thank the sponsors of the 33rd annual CivicWell Policymakers Conference! Clean Power Alliance Tarana Wireless AARP California California Community Choice Association California Resources Corporation ENGIE North America Inc. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District SMUD BluePoint Planning Central Coast Community Energy Interactive Resources, Inc. Metropolitan Transportation Commission Sacramento Area Council of Governments Southern California Edison (SCE) Want to join us as a sponsor? Learn more at https://lnkd.in/grHbGR4p

On March 6, join Clean Coalition for their webinar "Unleashing the Community Microgrid market segment, from Ann Arbor to California to Hawaii" WHEN: Thursday, 6 March 2025 at 9 AM PST REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/dFTJCUzV Explore how Community Microgrids are revolutionizing #energyresilience and sustainability across diverse regions, from Ann Arbor to California and Hawaii. This webinar will showcase real-world examples of how communities are overcoming barriers to deploy Community #Microgrid solutions that deliver unparalleled economic, environmental, and resilience benefits.