Monday, the Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) will consider a ‘special study’ status for Harvest Hills.  Sierra Club, Endangered Habitats League, and San Pasqual Valley Preservation Alliance filed the following comment.  Please stay tuned as this issue develops. Dear LAFCO Commissioners, The wildfire this week, in the Witch Creek area again, is an on-going reminder …  Read Full Article ▸

Sierra Club NCG is a member of the Escondido Community Housing Coalition (ECHC).  ECHC filed the following letter with the city of Escondido and the State Housing and Community Development Dept.  We are requesting three amendments to the final Housing Element before it is certified.

Create a home garden to nurture nature! Sierra Club North County Group (NCG) invites you to join the Nurture Nature Neighborhood Network as we plant native plants, house by house, patio by pation, neighborhood by neighborhood,  for the benefit of butterflies, birds, pollinators, people, and all beings! We learn, plan, and plant natives together and …  Read Full Article ▸

Today, the Escondido City Council (Item 11) will be considering an euphemistically named “Resolution of Necessity’ to take land in Felicita Park.  Sierra Club and our allies have opposed this action.  Please file an opposition comment on item 11 here  Please learn more in our NCG Sierra Club comment letter  and from our ally Escondido …  Read Full Article ▸

We are happy to report San Marcos is the most recent city to join community energy!  Thank you to Mayor and City Council for your visionary action! San Marcos is the next North County to join  the Clean Energy Alliance(CEA)!  Here is our NCG comment letter.  Here is the link to the San Marcos agenda.

Great news from Escondido city hall!  Last night, the Escondido City Council voted unanimously to join the North County community choice energy program- the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA).  Sierra Club North County Group (NCG) applauds this decision which is a key step in implementing the new Escondido Climate Action Plan. Along with Sierra Club, those …  Read Full Article ▸