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Sacramento Regional Transit Budget Cuts
Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) is facing its most serious budget crunch in the agency's 37-year history, and as a result, its board has voted to cut service by 22 percent.
However, on March 26, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation that would provide a one-time payment of an estimated $11.8 million to RT to fund its operations.
In light in this development, Ubuntu Green wrote a letter to RT's general manger Mike Wiley asking him to explain how these new funds would be used to lessen the severe cuts to vital transit service. Ubuntu Green will carefully monitor this situation and report on any new developments.
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Ubuntu Green
E-Newsletter
April 2, 2010
Volume
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Ubuntu Green Launches New Website
In early March, Ubuntu Green launched its new website. The website was designed by Melvin Ram of Web Design Company. Ubuntu Green would like to thank Melvin for graciously donating his time and services. We encourage you to visit our new website and take a minute and visit Web Design Company to see his other work by clicking here.
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Ubuntu Green Joins the Call to Improve Access to Farmer's Markets to Low-Income Residents
The State Senate is considering legislation AB 537 (Liu) that would require farmer's markets throughout the state to accept electronic benefits transfers (EBT) from people who use food stamps. This would greatly increase access to healthy food to low-income residents. Ubuntu Green joined with the Agriculture & Land-Based Training Association (ALBA), the lead sponsor of the bill, along with a number of other organizations in urging the bill's passage. |
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Transportation Equity Presentation
The Community Development Graduate Group at UC Davis, and the Center for Regional Change's Community Scholar program, would like to invite you to a Regional Equity presentation to showcase the group's Transportation Equity analysis of the Sacramento Region. The project has been developed in collaboration with CORE. The group conducted research on patterns of transportation spending and access in the region, analyzed decision-making processes related to transportation projects, and identified opportunities for promoting greater transportation equity in the region.
The presentation will be followed by input and comments by: Laura Barrett, Executive Director, Transportation Equity Network; Mary Gonzales, Director, Gamaliel California; Charles Mason, Ubuntu Green and Constance Slider, Coalition on Regional Equity. Please RSVP with Mike Reynolds at: mreynolds@ucdavis.edu. SACOG, 1415 L Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
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2nd Avenue Underpass Visioning
Ubuntu Green, the North Franklin Business District and the Oak Park Business Association will host a visioning process for the 2nd Avenue Underpass Beautification and Cleanup Project. The community will meet at the Underpass to vision changes and improvements they would like to see at the location. The meeting will start at 2nd Avenue and Alhambra Blvd. at 11:00 a.m. For more information link here. |
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Sacramento 16th In Number of Energy Star Buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy efficient buildings that earned EPA's Energy Star in 2009. The list is headed by Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. Energy efficiency saves building owners and tenants money and fights climate change. Sacramento ranked 16th of the top 25 cities in 2009.
Energy use in commercial buildings accounts for 17 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at a cost of over $100 billion per year. EPA awards the Energy Start to commercial buildings that perform in the top 25 percent of buildings nationwide compared to similar buildings. Thirteen types of buildings can earn Energy Star, including schools, hospitals, office buildings, retail stores and supermarkets.
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Announcements
Craigslist Foundation Non-Profit Bootcamp - U.C. Berkeley - August 14, 2010 - For more information link here. April 6, 2010 - Sacramento Regional Food Systems Collaborative Meeting - Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services, 3333 3rd Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95817. For more information click here.
April 11, 2010 - 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. - Sacramento Earth Day Festival, Southside Park. For more information click here. April 13, 2010 - Oak Park Redevelopment Advisory Committee Meeting - Oak Park Community Center, 3425 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd., Sacramento, CA. For more information link here.
April 22, 2010 - Sacramento Earth Day - 9:00-11:00 a.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza (9th and J Street), Sacramento, CA. April 22-24 - CA Black Chamber of Commerce, African American Leadership and Education Congress - Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J Street, Sacramento, CA. For more information click here.
April 24, 2010, Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA. Be a part of Sacramento's first major green living & lifestyle expo! A fun and interesting family event that will help the local community live a more environmentally conscious lifestyle. Experience the latest in earth friendly products and information. For More Information link here.
April 26, 2010 - Healthy City Sacramento Region Launch Event. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Sierra Health Foundation, 1321 Garden Highway, Sacramento, CA. Link here for more information.
The Nonprofit Resource Center will honor excellence in nonprofit leadership at its Look of Success celebration. Nominations are being accepted for Outstanding Nonprofit Organization of the Year, for Board Leader of the Year, and for the Jan Stohr Executive Leadership Award, which will recognize a nonprofit executive director who exhibits outstanding leadership characteristics as demonstrated by the Nonprofit Resource Center's founding executive director, Jan Stohr. This year's award winners will be honored at a luncheon on Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Doubletree Inn, Sacramento. Nominations are due Friday, April 10. Click here for more details. |
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Ubuntu Green Board Recruitment
Ubuntu Green is recruiting for new positions on our Board of Directors, including youth positions. Interested parties or referrals, please contact Charles Mason at 916-669-0671 or via email at charles@ubuntugreen.org. | |
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