350 Sacramento Press & Media Kit

The 350 Sacramento CAP Team monitors Climate Action Plans throughout the region, engaging with municipal planning committees to ensure the climate solutions are feasible, effective, and enforceable.

• After years of unrelenting scrutiny and engagement, the CAP Team persuaded the County of Sacramento to re-draft its Climate Action Plan to address eight of 350 Sacramento’s long-standing concerns.
• 350 Sacramento and the CAP Team Chair (Oscar Balaguer) took the City of Rancho Cordova to court to prevent a deficient Climate Action Plan. A settlement is pending (as of May 2024).

350 Sacramento’s youth education program – Student Environmental Activist Training (SEAT) – provides hybrid courses, internships, and mentorship opportunities to help local students prepare for a future in climate justice.

• In April 2024, 350 Sacramento entered a 3-year partnership with the Refugee Empowerment & Development Association (REDA) increase representation of refugee students and students from other under-served communities, as they prepare to become the next generation of climate justice leaders.
• Former SEAT program participants created the Green Schools Action Coalition (GSAC) – a multi-school, multi-district coalition of students, teachers, and other climate advocates.

The Electrification Team identifies and pursues opportunities to connect to fossil-free energy sources that reduce air pollution. SMUD Watch engages the community-owned electric utility, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).

• With input from 350 Sacramento’s Electrification Team, the City of Sacramento has begun the process of building electrification through its new-building electrification ordinance (effective January 1, 2023) and an existing-building electrification strategy.
• 350 Sacramento played a key role in SMUD’s 2030 Zero Carbon Plan, the most ambitious carbon reduction plan by a large utility in the nation.

The Legislative Team follows local and state bills and policies to inform the public and ensure proposed climate solutions will positively impact frontline communities and the environment.

• Our legislative team played a major role in pressuring local governments and leaders to support three California climate bills, which were recently signed by Governor Newsom:
  • AB 1167 – Requires well owners to pre-fund well closures.
  • SB 253 – Requires businesses (with $1B+ annual revenue) to comprehensively disclose emissions, with independent validation.
  • SB 261 – Requires businesses (with $500M+ annual revenue) to publicly disclose climate-related financial risks and mitigation strategies every other year.
• 350 Sacramento worked closely with other local climate action groups and coalitions in the Measure A Not OK campaign to successfully defeat the heavily-financed Measure A (2022), a Sacramento County initiative that would have subjected South Sacramento to harmful sprawl development.

Patricia Moore (she/her)
Executive Director
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Katie McCammon (she/her)
Program Director
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Kelsey Craig
Board President
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Meagan Elsea
Board Treasurer
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Brandon Martinez (he/him)
Board Secretary
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Juliette Allayaud (she/her)
Board Member
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Siri Atluri (she/her)
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Tess Townsend (she/her)
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Katy Webb (she/her)
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Ashlyn Zentner (she/her)
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Moiz Mir (he/him)
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Laurie Litman, President Emeritus
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Ilonka Zlatar Ryan, President Emeritus (she/her)
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