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Drought Tolerance and Climate Resilience in Street Trees

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Blog post by Fei Mok, 2016-17 Bay Area Fellow When the City of Emeryville was developing our Sustainability Action Plan, one of the major issues we looked into was the climate resilience of the city street trees. The idea was spurred by Ruth Akins, one of the City Council members, who was interested in whether…

Julia Kim

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Julia Kim joined the Local Government Commission in March 2015 as a Project Manager, working with the Climate Change and Energy teams. Her current projects include supporting the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative (SEEC), the Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA), and CivicSpark. Julia also serves on the board for two environmental nonprofits –…

Hope

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  Story by Laura Moser, 2014-15 CivicSpark Alumna, Sacramento Region I’m Laura Moser, a CivicSpark alumna from last year’s Sacramento team. I worked with Melanie Chu to write a Climate Adaptation Plan that was adopted by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments to help build capacity for the regional transportation system to adapt to climate change.…

The Whole Picture is Coming Together

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February Great Story by Megan Hines, Los Angeles Fellow There I stood looking out into a sea of inmates in blue and yellow jumpsuits. Many thoughts went through my mind including, “what the heck did you get yourself into Megan” “don`t make eye contact” and “it`s like I`m in one of those criminal shows on TV!”…

The Charge of the Sparks Brigade

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February Great Story by Amaury Berteaud, Bay Area North Fellow The goal of this poem was twofold. First, to find a collective name for members of the CivicSpark program (beyond Sparkies). Second, to remake a tragic poem by Lord Tennyson (The Charge of the Light brigade) into a hopeful and hopefully humorous poem about what…

Knowledge is Power

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December 2015 Great Story Alex Economou, Central Coast CivicSpark Fellow This month’s great story tells about the blessings and curses of knowledge.  Since moving to California and becoming a CivicSpark fellow, I have learned tons about climate change and ways of addressing it, especially in regards to energy efficiency and water conservation.  I have learned…

Kate Meis: CivicSpark Plug

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Originally posted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy Kate Meis, 34 Executive Director, Local Government Commission Sacramento, Calif. SACRAMENTO–California is in the grip of a record-breaking drought, leaving many in the Golden State wondering how to deal with climate change. Kate Meis is coming up with answers, one community at a time. She startedCivicSpark, a program that…

New Partnership to Advance Climate Action in the Bay Area

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Sacramento, California – August 17, 2015 – The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) has partnered with CivicSpark, a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program, to help build capacity for local governments in the Bay Area to address climate change. This exciting new partnership will help advance climate action in the region, providing broad support to the…

California Fires Up A “Civic Spark” On Global Warming

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Originally posted on Jefferson Public Radio NORTH COAST — Nobody’s in a position to wave a magic wand and make global warming stop. One of the frustrating things about dealing with the issue is its vastness. But many people have pointed out the need for action within our communities, and that’s what CivicSpark is about. It is an…
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