$1,525 raised by 20 donors
4% complete
$40,000 Goal
Katie Valenzuela and Dr. Flo Speak about the need for a Sacramento Public Bank NOW!
4-29-25 Garden gathering about Sacramento Public Bank, with Dr. Flo and Katie Valenzuela
Kids learning about Nutrition, Ecology and Climate Action!
Awarded a Green House from SMUD’s Shine Awards for a Public School to encourage families to learn to grow a vegetable Gardena home.
2024 Climate Justice Festival: building community!!!
The Sacramento Climate Coalition is a grassroots alliance of 37 Sacramento organizations working to advance the broader movement for civil rights, climate justice and our environment, now and in these crucial years ahead.
Achievements:
1. Climate Emergency Declarations:
We led the fight with help from our members to pressure Sacramento City, County, and SMUD to declare a Climate Emergency, recognizing the urgency of our situation and creating a 2030 carbon zero deadline to avoid the worst effects of the coming catastrophe. Our current campaigns aim to hold them accountable to this crucial timeline, in addition to fostering collaboration between the major energy users, and educating the public about the current crisis and what they can do to help our city and County rapidly decarbonize.
2. MOU on Electrification: We brought together Sacramento City County and SMUD officials to urge them to collaborate on Climate issues such as electrification, climate grants and more. They agreed on a memorandum of Understanding on Electrification so that we can get off gas appliances which cause health harms and worsen our climate!
3. Formation of a Sac. County Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force:
Within the Sacramento’s Climate Emergency Declaration process we were able to lead is insisting upon the establishment of a County Emergency Mobilization Task Force tasked with advising the County supervisors with a Climate Emergency Response Plan. We continue to monitor and advise this group so that the County Supervisors can be advised of the most urgent actions needed on Climate!
4. Funding the Needed Climate action and Our Community's Needs
Additionally, our 2023 campaign led to researching and identifying established means from across the US to pay for the rapid decarbonization programs that are needed in our region. We have been successful with the first of these projects by starting the process of building a Sacramento Public Bank as is consistent with AB 857, the California Public Banking Act of 2019 which allows the formation of 10 Public Banks in California. Through rapid community collaboration locally, within the California Public Banking Alliance, City Council member Valenzuela , City and Banking Manager, Kimberly Gladden we were able to secure City funding to fund a viability and business plan for such a public bank. Due to Budget Shortfall in late 2024, this process was unilaterally suspended suspended by the City Manager whose contract was terminated, so we are meeting with the Mayor in April 2025 to resume the funding
5. Climate Education for Sacramento:
We hold a large annual Climate Justice Festival to inform our communities and teach Climate Action in a K- 8 public school.
The Sacramento Climate Coalition is committed to accelerating the transition to carbon zero by 2030 to help stop runaway Climate Destabilization. We must protect our most vulnerable and transform our economy to a more just and equitable one for now, and for future generations.
Our vision for public education is to reach the point where a large portion of the general public understands the basic facts and gravity of the climate crisis and supports the critical goal date of eliminating green house gas emissions by 2030. This work was begun with leadership from the Sacramento Climate Coalition (SCC) which led the effort to form the Sacramento County’s Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force. Along with other SCC partners we envision reaching out through community networks in churches, schools, neighborhoods, civic, and labor organizations
- We want to expand the Annual Climate Justice Festival so that we can educate a larger number of Sacramentans about the need to accelerate the green energy transition. We need $3,000 to help with an organizer to help in the significant amount of effort needed to achieve this vision.
-We want to bring Balcony solar which would help low income individual, renters, and folks on fixed income the cost savings of solar energy. This is an idea that has taken off in Europe but is only recently started in California.
- Enlarge our program to teach elementary and middle school children about Climate Action.Currently we work with 3 third grade, 3 sixth grade classes and a bit with2 middle school classes.
-We need to raise $35,000 to pay for the Business Plan and the Viability Study for the Sacramento Public Bank because the City $60 Million dollar budget deficit forced out accelerated program to be suspended in Nov. 2024!!! We are speaking with the Mayor to have the City pay for the business plan for which the City’s Budget and Audit Committee voted unanimously to provide $250K to fund the business plan and viability study.
- Funds for social media ads to inform the public about Balcony solar for low income residents and about the Public Bank Effort in the communities around Sacramento to join our effort such as the County of Sacramento, Yolo County, Cities of Davis and West Sacramento.
-DEVELOP DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA TO EDUCATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED TO RESPOND TO THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY. We need to advocate for new climate policies and programs to help the local community with such needs as affordable housing, high numbers of green jobs and training, supporting the decarbonization of the built environment, and through the Public Bank, provide support for small businesses especially those in traditionally disadvantaged, minority and women owned entities that have been excluded from economic support.
-Completed in 2024: IMPROVED AND ENGAGING WEBSITE: We need funds to update and upgrade our website so that it will be more reflective of our ongoing work and inspiring and inviting for new visitors to become involved and feel that they can make a difference in their city and Global Climate.
The Sacramento Climate Coalition is a grassroots alliance of Sacramento groups and individuals working to advance the broader movement for civil rights, justice and our environment, now and in these crucial years ahead. We understand that Climate justice implies prioritization of resources for decarbonization and job training to those communities that traditionally have born the brunt of Fossil fuel pollution generated by extraction operations and power generation. We have always had leadership from disadvantaged communities located near to the rail lines and are deeply committed to environmental justice and are committed to promoting diversity in our leadership.
Organization name
Sacramento Climate Coalition
2016
Mission Category
Environment
Operating Budget
$0-$50,000
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Program
Demographics Served
General population, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx, Youth & Children
Local Counties Served
Sacramento, Yolo
Address
Sacramento Climate Coalition 3135 43rd StreetSacramento, CA, US
Sacramento County, CA, US
Elk Grove, CA, US
Rancho Cordova, CA, US
West Sacramento, CA, US