Published: 1 years 170 days ago
Sacramento Bee: As Greenwise Sacramento continues to formulate a strategy for making Sacramento into Mayor Kevin Johnson’s vision of the “Emerald Valley,” San Francisco Mayor and candidate for Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom came to Tuesday’s monthly meeting to offer inspiration and guidance.
“Global consumption is nothing more than the sum of all local consumption,” Newsom said, adding that movements like Greenwise Sacramento are the key to moving forward when progress is stalled at the federal level.
The meeting was held at California State University, Sacramento, and the several-hundred-strong audience consisted of regional business owners, politicians, students and others interested in energy efficiency.
“The impact local mayors have is astounding,” Newsom said, pointing out that more than 1,000 mayors across the nation have put together local global climate action plans.
In accomplishing all of those goals, Newsom said it was necessary to work with other cities in the region.
“You can’t go this alone,” Newsom said.
Johnson agreed.
“If we can all get in the same room and learn from each other,” Johnson said, “we’re going to be that much stronger and that much closer to attaining that goal.”
He reiterated that Greenwise Sacramento would fail if it wasn’t done in conjunction with the other cities in the region.
In the current economy, Johnson and Newsom both said creating jobs is a top priority.
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/34974/Gavin_Newsom_speaks_at_monthly_Greenwise_meeting
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