Contra Costa County and its 19 cities have a vital role in addressing the climate emergency. The Electoral Team works to make sure that our local elected officials are effective climate leaders—leaders who are not afraid to take bold steps toward a clean, healthy, livable future.

At present, many sitting on city councils don’t clearly understand climate issues, don’t see how local policies could address the crisis, and don’t hear from their constituents that they care about the climate crisis.

What’s worse, as our main industry, oil and gas companies have a lot of influence over the discourse around climate. They oppose meaningful action to reduce fossil–fuel emissions by calling it ‘anti–business.’ So some elected officials shy away from climate issues.

That’s why we on the Electoral Team are focused on electing stronger climate leaders—and making climate action a priority for all our local leaders.

All of us want a healthy, prosperous, sustainable future for our communities. To get there, our government must have new priorities and new policies. And that means new leadership.