San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action

April Club Meeting at Elijah's
Wednesday, April 17, 6:30 p.m.
This month, it's all about the Green New Deal, and how Democrats' bold new policy initiative has inspired a local version focused on our most critical environmental concerns. Join Maleeka Marsden from the Climate Action Campaign, Jack Marchese of the Sunrise Movement, and Stephanie Corkran from San Diego 350 as they discuss the Green New Deal with Congressman Mike Levin. Join us at Elijah's at 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92111.

San Diego Earth Fair Sign-Up
Sunday, April 28, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The annual San Diego Earth Fair returns to Balboa Park on Sunday, April 28, and for the fifth consecutive year San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action will have a tent and table on-site throughout the day to share the news about our club. We'd love for you to join us. We'll be in the East Prado near the Natural History Museum, and we're looking for volunteers for several shifts. Can you help out? Click here for more.

Club Hike at Del Mar Mesa Preserve
Sunday, May 5, 9:30 a.m.
Join us as Frank Landis, conservation chair for the California Native Plant Society, leads us on a hike to Del Mar Mesa Preserve, a vernal pool-rich area near Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve surrounded on three sides by lands managed for conservation, but threatened by construction an 11-story office building and business park complex. Meet at the trailhead at 7480 Arroyo Grande Rd., San Diego, CA 92129 (exit via the Camino del Sur exit off State Route 56).

Club President Cody Petterson
Speaking Before the City Planning Commission
Club members Rick Bramhall, Kathryn Burton, Joe LaCava, Darshana Patel and Tommy Hough spoke before the city of San Diego Planning Commission in opposition to the proposal to build an office park at the Del Mar Mesa Preserve. Club president Cody Petterson gave one of the key testimonies before the commission. Special thanks to We the People for sharing this clip.

Green Blog Feature
An Opportunity to Stop the Cadiz Project
Club co-founder and former president Tommy Hough recently penned this piece on SB 307, which passed the Natural Resources Committee and would block, at last, the Cadiz Water Project and persistent attempts to needlessly drain a primeval aquifer beneath Mojave Trails National Monument. Help us send this bill to the full California State Senate with maximum strength. Encourage your state senator to vote YES on SB 307.