Join The Climate Center in this webinar to explore federal and state EV policies, highlighting new technologies that enable EVs to function as mobile batteries. 

Electric vehicles (EVs) have enormous potential to help us address multiple problems at once. They can significantly lower energy costs for consumers, reduce harmful air pollution, and contribute to a more resilient electricity system by storing energy in their batteries for use during extreme weather events. Current technology allows an electric car battery to power a home for up to three days. These mobile energy sources can also be moved where they’re needed most during power outages, like backing up medical centers, fire stations, and food stores.

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Join the Santa Monica Black Empowerment Association (SMBEA) for Pedal for Progress, a scenic bike ride through Santa Monica, featuring a tour of historic Black landmarks. Along the way, we'll promote sustainability, clean air, home electrification, and mental health awareness in our community.

The Bike-a-thon will start at Virginia Avenue Park with two scheduled rides. The 10 AM ride is focused on sustainability, clean air, and home electrification.

After the rides, join us at the SMBEA office at 520 Arizona Avenue for a resource fair, where you can connect with local organizations like QuitCarbon.

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The USDOT Climate Change Center is hosting a 2024 webinar series on climate change and transportation topics, ranging from greenhouse gas reduction strategies to climate resilience activities to research and technology advancements. Learn more about the USDOT Climate Change Center here.

Register for the last workshop of the series, about Climate Change Research & Technology, here.

The City of Santa Monica is presenting a free webinar along with QuitCarbon about how homeowners can switch off fossil fuels and go electric. This workshop will cover all things related to building electrification – including electric appliances (e.g. heat pump water heaters and inductions cooktops), electricity cost impacts, what to ask your contractor, and incentives to help fund these projects.

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“Rooted” is a summer park series that was created to explore how Black Los Angeles residents feel about their relationship to nature, environmental racism, and their access to green space. Starting June 16, this series will offer monthly community discussions and arts and wellness workshops in parks around Los Angeles. All events will be free and open to the public.

Join the Climate Reality Project’s San Fernando Valley Chapter meeting on Zoom. Register here.

As part of the Local Infrastructure Hub, the United States Conference of Mayors is hosting a series of Zoom sessions with our partners Bloomberg Philanthropies and Results for America, which will feature Biden Administration officials and policy experts to share key funding guidance and policy and innovation expertise. These sessions focus on elevating best practices to help cities create competitive outcomes-driven applications.

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Join us for a webinar exploring innovative and practical approaches to grow and sustain climate funding and financing, hosted by the Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA) and California Resilience Partnership (CRP) on June 3rd from 11am - 12pm PT. This webinar for resilience practitioners and partners will feature diverse perspectives from local governments, the private sector, philanthropy, and other financial institutions as panelists delve into challenges, opportunities, and innovative models for securing sustainable funding for climate action. Participants will gain valuable insights on driving alignment among various funding streams and ensuring equitable outcomes for communities most affected by climate impacts. Register now to be part of this conversation, and stay updated on the latest efforts in climate resilience.

LARC invites you to the second Assessment of Flood Adaptation Options in Los Angeles County Workshop. At this meeting, researchers from UC Irvine and University of Miami will share a set of proposed flood adaptation scenarios and participants will be asked to engage in a discussion on the possible refinements of scenarios.

The goal of this workshop series is to facilitate the co-creation of three county-wide flood risk adaptation strategies: (a) raising levees, (b) widening channels, and (c) capturing stormwater. At the first event, participants provided feedback on these three adaptation strategies – you can view the slides and notes from that meeting here.

Workshop #2 Agenda:

10:00-10:03 Welcome & Meeting Protocols
10:04-10:10 Project Recap
10:10-10:25 Presentation: Proposed Flood Adaptation Scenarios (Eva-Marie Hamill)
10:25-10:55 Discussion: Possible refinements of scenarios
10:55-11:00 Sharing Next Steps

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The 2024 CCEDA Policy Conference has a centered focus on increasing equity, and access to resources, in low-income communities and communities of color. The theme, Access, and Equity for a New California: Empowering Low-Income Communities of Color, encourages attendees to consider how elected representatives, financial institutions, and CED organizations can use the tools and infrastructure of CED to accomplish this urgent goal. CDCs, CDFIs, and CAAs have served as effective tools to address the needs of low-income communities, especially those whose leadership reflects the communities they serve. As the state pushes forward in addressing climate change, the housing crisis, transportation expansion, etc., these efforts must prioritize the communities most affected by these issues; low-income communities of color. We cannot afford to allow these communities to be left behind as they have in the past. It is up to community-based organizations, funders, financial institutions, and elected officials to work together and ensure that low-income communities of color are primary beneficiaries of the state’s efforts.

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Join Climate Action Santa Monica and guest speaker Robert Lempert in this webinar about CASM’s role in transformations due to climate change.

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Join the US Green Building Council - Los Angeles on May 23rd, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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The Los Angeles Business Counicl is hosting their 22nd annual Mayoral Housing, Transportation and Jobs submitt.

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In this UCLA Luskin Lecture, experts in housing and real estate will discuss what they and others are doing to address the challenges of limited wealth, investment, and ownership in Black communities, and to improve housing opportunities in those neighborhoods

This panel discussion will feature Devean George a three-time NBA champion with the Lakers and current president of Building Blocks, a housing development company in Minneapolis; Malcolm Johnson, CEO of Langdon Park Capital, which invests in affordable and workforce housing in Black and Latino communities; and D’Angelo, CEO of NEOO Partners, a commercial real estate development and planning firm. In a session moderated by Professor Michael Lens, they will discuss the history of Black disadvantage in U.S. cities and provide real-world examples of how they and other Black leaders are investing in Black communities and housing.

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Come volunteer in the community garden and support garden maintenance at ECMS-Inglewood! Activities include mulching, planting, and more!

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SCAG Local Information Services Program, Toolbox Tuesdays is providing a training on a range of practical skills and knowledge for local planning practitioners including training in the use of technology and education for practical approaches to timely issues.

Notes: All classes and webinars are complimentary for staff of SCAG-member local governments and other SCAG partners in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. Private sector planners, nonprofit staff, academics and students are welcome to attend.

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Join South Los Angeles Transit Enpowerment Zone (Slate- Z) for their upcoming Merge meeting emphasizing Jobs and education.

SLATE-Z serves as an entity for the federally designated South LA Promise Zone and regularly convenes partners; facilitates open, continuous communication; builds shared agendas and consensus; and collects and shares progress and measurements. SLATE-Z thrives on a strong cross-sector public-private partnership between residents, businesses, educational institutions, governmental entities, and community-based organizations to develop programs and policy solutions that foster transformational change.

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This event is for high school and college students who live or go to school in Santa Monica. Take action and make a difference, this is your ooportunity to create your climate change vision and develop a roadmap to achieve it.

Together amplify the voices of the next generation of climate leaders in the civic process and help guide City decision-making for a sustainable and resilient future for all.

Note: The event is open to high school and college participants and is free of charge. However, registration is required

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Celebrate Earth month by rolling up your sleeves to help the friends restore the last coastal wetland in Los Angeles. Get hands-on experience while learning about urban ecology. The time and effort you put in to clear out invasive vegetation gives our slow-growing native plants room to thrive. Healthy plant life is vital for a healthy ecosystem!

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