Sierra Club NCG filed a recommendation letter today to support next steps for Community Choice Energy Aggregation (CCA) in Escondido and inland North County.   Please join us in urging the Escondido City Council to direct staff to take the next steps on CCE.  SUPPORT further action on Agenda item 12 at the June 16th …  Read Full Article ▸

 June 1, 2021 —The San Diego Sierra Club North County Group (NCG) and North County Group Wilderness Basics Course (WBC) are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a 50-hike challenge beginning June 1, 2021. Hike up to 50 North County San Diego hikes between June 1, 2021 and May 30, 2022, and you could be eligible …  Read Full Article ▸

Join Sierra Club and many other organizations that submitted a detailed comment letter to urge Caltrans to design Project alternatives that incorporate multiple optimally designed and sited wildlife-only crossings (e.g., culverts, bridges, overpasses) and fencing based on field studies for the wildlife species known to date to cross State Route 67 (SR-67). The biological importance …  Read Full Article ▸

There are definitely new winds blowing at the County. See the message below from Supervisor Lawson-Remer. In honor of Earth Day, we are doing more than celebrating our planet, in partnership with Supervisor Fletcher and Supervisor Vargas respectively, I’m bringing forward three policies that will bring major changes to how the county operates:   ALL County departments …  Read Full Article ▸

On April 27, the Escondido Planning Commission will be reviewing the programs and policies in the 2021 DRAFT Housing Element. Sierra Club NCG is calling for significant additions and revisions to the plan to increase affordable housing and density in areas where it is appropriate and much needed.  We filed two sets of specific recommendations …  Read Full Article ▸

Sierra Club North County Group and over 40 local community, tribal, climate, labor, environmental justice, and conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Escondido City Council outlining milestones that should be achieved prior to the city moving forward with any consideration of Harvest Hills. In the letter, the group outlines significant policy conflicts between the …  Read Full Article ▸