We hold regular constituent meetings with members of the Board of Supervisors, the Environment Department, and the Mayor’s office to help keep them on track to meet the demands of the Climate Emergency.
We aim to support affected communities and concerned citizens from all parts of San Francisco in making their voices heard on climate issues by scheduling constituent meetings, and by alerting our network of members and allies about opportunities to participate in task forces, give public comment at committee hearings, sign on to letters to policy-makers, and more.
To get more involved, click here to join the Coalition of dedicated volunteers (you will get a newsletter/action alert once or twice a month), or contact us!
Our current action is writing a quick individual email to Mayor Lurie as he prepares his budget proposal, due June 1, 2025. SF Climate Emergency Coalition sent this letter, cosigned by 33 other community groups, to Mayor Lurie earlier this month. The Mayor needs to be told now, loud and clear, that you, his constituent, care about reducing GHG emissions and you want him to back up his own words (see the letter) with actions - specifically, adequately funding SF Environment Department to continue implementing the City’s Climate Action Plan.
Please send a short individual email to the Mayor ([email protected]) with CCs to his Climate Policy Chief ([email protected]) & Deputy ([email protected]) about the urgency - the health/justice/economic risks, whatever is important to you - of a warming climate. To make it easier, we have highlighted some key points in the longer letter. There's no need for you to get into the weeds! The point is to make sure the climate issue does not get kicked down the road again, buried under the mass of in-your-face problems that leaders hear about every day. Climate change is still here, still getting worse. Remind him!
Here's a sample short letter to the Mayor on this subject. Use as a template or just write your own heartfelt sentence or two. Just, please, let him hear from you.
Dear Mayor Lurie,
As your constituent, I write to express my strong support for fully funding the Climate Action Plan.
I understand the severe budget restraints you are facing. Our city/county needs to be fiscally responsible, but cutting funds from San Francisco Environment Department risks not achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040. SF Environment needs its employees to continue the decarbonization work with community-based organizations; the small investment in essential staffing positions has paid for itself many times over in grant-winning and more. Either we fund the SF Environment Department and Climate Action Plan now, or we will pay for our inaction with much higher costs later. Thank you.
Sincerely,
RESIDENT NAME and ZIP CODE
Thanks!
We aim to support affected communities and concerned citizens from all parts of San Francisco in making their voices heard on climate issues by scheduling constituent meetings, and by alerting our network of members and allies about opportunities to participate in task forces, give public comment at committee hearings, sign on to letters to policy-makers, and more.
To get more involved, click here to join the Coalition of dedicated volunteers (you will get a newsletter/action alert once or twice a month), or contact us!
Our current action is writing a quick individual email to Mayor Lurie as he prepares his budget proposal, due June 1, 2025. SF Climate Emergency Coalition sent this letter, cosigned by 33 other community groups, to Mayor Lurie earlier this month. The Mayor needs to be told now, loud and clear, that you, his constituent, care about reducing GHG emissions and you want him to back up his own words (see the letter) with actions - specifically, adequately funding SF Environment Department to continue implementing the City’s Climate Action Plan.
Please send a short individual email to the Mayor ([email protected]) with CCs to his Climate Policy Chief ([email protected]) & Deputy ([email protected]) about the urgency - the health/justice/economic risks, whatever is important to you - of a warming climate. To make it easier, we have highlighted some key points in the longer letter. There's no need for you to get into the weeds! The point is to make sure the climate issue does not get kicked down the road again, buried under the mass of in-your-face problems that leaders hear about every day. Climate change is still here, still getting worse. Remind him!
Here's a sample short letter to the Mayor on this subject. Use as a template or just write your own heartfelt sentence or two. Just, please, let him hear from you.
Dear Mayor Lurie,
As your constituent, I write to express my strong support for fully funding the Climate Action Plan.
I understand the severe budget restraints you are facing. Our city/county needs to be fiscally responsible, but cutting funds from San Francisco Environment Department risks not achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040. SF Environment needs its employees to continue the decarbonization work with community-based organizations; the small investment in essential staffing positions has paid for itself many times over in grant-winning and more. Either we fund the SF Environment Department and Climate Action Plan now, or we will pay for our inaction with much higher costs later. Thank you.
Sincerely,
RESIDENT NAME and ZIP CODE
Thanks!
