From Alameda to Yountville, Over 250 Local Leaders Say “Yes” to Electric Vehicles
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Supporting Gov. Brown’s Goal to Reach 1.5 Million Zero Emission Vehicles by 2025
Environment California Research & Policy Center
Los Angeles – Following on last month’s announcement that California has joined with 12 governments in North America and Europe to set a goal for all new passenger vehicles sold in their jurisdictions to be zero-emission vehicles by 2050, Environment California Research & Policy Center released an updated list documenting the accelerating support for electric vehicles among local leaders across the state.
To date, over 250 current and recent mayors, city council members and county supervisors from Oakland and Fresno to San Fernando and Chula Vista, have signed on to say “Yes! I endorse Governor Brown’s pioneering vision to place 1.5 million zero emission vehicles on California’s roads by 2025. By accelerating the deployment of clean vehicles, we can clean up our air, reduce global warming pollution, improve public health, save Californians money at the pump and stimulate economic growth.” (Full list of endorsers below.)
“This new year, California’s leaders—from the Inland Empire, Central Valley, coastal communities and more—are resolving to bring more electric vehicles to Californians,” said Michelle Kinman, clean energy advocate for Environment California Research & Policy Center. “Putting 1.5 million Californians in the driver’s seat of the clean vehicle transformation is a vital step in combatting climate change and ensuring a cleaner, healthier future for all.”
The state is pushing the envelope of what is possible in the clean vehicle revolution, which is critical given that California’s transportation sector is the state’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. By September 2015, California had more than 173,000 electric vehicles on the road – more than any other state in the country, and accounting for approximately 40 percent of zero emission vehicle sales in the nation. But transforming the market to benefit all Californians will take a sustained, long-term commitment to better serve the state’s most polluted communities.
As the Fresno Bee Editorial Board wrote last month, “… for those who say we can’t afford to go electric, we say, do the math. Be sure to include all the incentives – as well as the staggering costs of missed school days, employee absences, emergency room visits, extended hospital stays and premature deaths.”
In September 2014, Governor Brown signed into law the Charge Ahead California Initiative (SB 1275), authored by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, which will put California’s first million electric vehicles on the road by 2023 and ensure that low and moderate income communities, which are disproportionately impacted by air pollution, benefit from the transition to zero tailpipe emissions. Under the Initiative, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is directed to use a portion of the state’s cap-and-trade revenues to extend the benefits of electric transportation to low and moderate income communities. The ARB has already created pilot programs for electric car sharing in low-income communities and financing assistance for low-income consumers, and has modified the existing low-income driver scrappage program to allow clean vehicle rebates to be added to existing incentives for the retirement and replacement of gross polluters. This spring, the ARB will offer higher electric vehicle rebates to low and moderate income Californians, and will implement an income cap on electric vehicle rebates to ensure that the rebates incentivize car purchases that would not otherwise occur.
“By achieving the 1.5 million goal, California will create a tipping point for clean vehicle sales, lead the country towards a clean vehicle revolution, and continue its position at the forefront of innovative climate change solutions,” said Kinman.
If you are a local elected official who would like to endorse the statement below, please contact Michelle Kinman at [email protected].
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As of January 4, 2016, over 250 current and former* local elected officials endorse this statement:
Yes! I endorse Governor Brown’s pioneering vision to place 1.5 million zero emission vehicles on California’s roads by 2025. By accelerating the deployment of clean vehicles, we can clean up our air, reduce global warming pollution, improve public health, save Californians money at the pump and stimulate economic growth.
- Trish Spencer, Alameda Mayor
- Frank Matarrese, Alameda Vice Mayor
- Jim Oddie, Alameda Councilmember
- Lena Tam, Alameda Former Councilmember
- Stewart Chen, Alameda Former Councilmember
- Peter Maass, Albany Mayor
- Lynn Morgan, Amador County Supervisor
- Mary Rocha, Antioch Councilmember
- John Wuo, Arcadia Mayor
- Miguel Canales, Artesia Mayor
- Victor Manalo, Artesia Mayor Pro Tem
- Ali Sajjad Taj, Artesia Councilmember
- Rick DeGolia, Atherton Mayor
- Elizabeth Lewis, Atherton Vice Mayor
- Ricardo Pacheco, Baldwin Park Mayor Pro Tem
- Nestor Valencia, Bell Councilmember
- Elizabeth Patterson, Benicia Mayor
- Tom Bates, Berkeley Mayor
- Jesse Arreguín, Berkeley Councilmember
- Lori Droste, Berkeley Councilmember
- Linda Maio, Berkeley Councilmember
- Darryl Moore, Berkeley Councilmember
- Max Anderson, Berkeley Councilmember
- Susan Wengraf, Berkeley Councilmember
- Kriss Worthington, Berkeley Councilmember
- Fred Gaines, Calabasas Councilmember
- Mary Sue Maurer, Calabasas Councilmember
- Chris Wright, Calaveras County Supervisor
- Jason Baker, Campbell Vice Mayor
- Ed Bottorff, Capitola Vice Mayor
- Stephanie Harlan, Capitola Councilmember
- Albert Robles, Carson Councilmember
- Jim Dear, Carson City Clerk
- Greg Pettis, Cathedral City Mayor Pro Tem
- Mary Salas, Chula Vista Mayor
- Joe Lyons, Claremont Mayor
- Oralia Rebollo, Commerce Councilmember
- Aja Brown, Compton Mayor
- Christian Hernandez, Cudahy Vice Mayor
- Micheál O’Leary, Culver City Mayor
- Meghan Sahli-Wells, Culver City Councilmember
- Jim B. Clarke, Culver City Councilmember
- Rod Sinks, Cupertino Mayor
- Barry Chang, Cupertino Vice Mayor
- Dan Wolk, Davis Mayor
- Lucas Frerichs, Davis Councilmember
- Brett Lee, Davis Councilmember
- Don Mosier Del Mar Councilmember
- Dwight Worden Del Mar Councilmember
- Sam Kang, Duarte Mayor Pro Tem
- David Haubert, Dublin Mayor
- Don Biddle Dublin Councilmember
- Tim Sbranti, Dublin Former Mayor
- Mark Friedman, El Cerrito Mayor
- Gabe Quinto, El Cerrito Councilmember
- Janet Abelson, El Cerrito Councilmember
- Sue Novasel, El Dorado County Supervisor
- Steven Detrick, Elk Grove Councilmember
- Darren Suen, Elk Grove Councilmember
- Ruth Atkin, Emeryville Mayor
- Nora Davis, Emeryville Vice Mayor
- Scott Donahue, Emeryville Councilmember
- Dianne Martinez, Emeryville Councilmember
- Jennifer West, Emeryville Former Councilmember
- Lisa Shaffer, Encinitas Councilmember
- David Weinsoff, Fairfax Councilmember
- Peter F. Lacques, Fairfax Councilmember
- John Reed, Fairfax Councilmember
- Suzanne Chan, Fremont Vice Mayor
- Vinnie Bacon, Fremont Councilmember
- Anu Natarajan, Fremont Former Councilmember
- Oliver Baines III, Fresno Councilmember
- Zareh Sinanyan, Glendale Mayor
- Laura Friedman, Glendale Councilmember
- Paula Perotte, Goleta Mayor
- Barbara Nicolls, Grover Beach Councilmember
- Karen Bright, Grover Beach Councilmember
- Deborah Ruddock, Half Moon Bay Councilmember
- Al Mendall, Hayward Mayor Pro Tem
- J Francisco Zermeño C, Hayward Councilmember
- Sara Lamnin, Hayward Councilmember
- Shaun McCaffery, Healdsburg Mayor
- Marv Landon, Hidden Hills Councilmember
- Joe Shaw, Huntington Beach Former Mayor Pro Tem
- James T. Butts, Inglewood Mayor
- Beth Krom, Irvine Councilmember
- Larry Agran, Irvine Councilmember
- Toni Iseman, Laguna Beach Councilmember
- Omar Ornelas, Lathrop Councilmember
- Paul Akinjo, Lathrop Councilmember
- George Gastil, Lemon Grove Councilmember
- Jennifer Mendoza, Lemon Grove Councilmember
- Gary DeLong, Long Beach Councilmember
- Dr. Suja Lowenthal, Long Beach Vice Mayor
- Jan Pepper, Los Altos Mayor
- Mary Prochnow, Los Altos Councilmember
- Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Mayor
- Gilbert Cedillo , Los Angeles Councilmember
- Bob Blumenfield, Los Angeles Councilmember
- Paul Koretz, Los Angeles Councilmember
- Jose Huizar, Los Angeles Councilmember
- Rob Rennie, Los Gatos Councilmember
- Derek O. Robinson, Madera Councilmember
- Laura Rosenthal, Malibu Mayor
- Lou La Monte, Malibu Mayor Pro Tem
- Skylar Peak, Malibu Councilmember
- Wayne Powell, Manhattan Beach Mayor
- Mark Burton, Manhattan Beach Mayor Pro Tem
- Judy, Arnold, Marin County Supervisor
- Steve Kinsey, Marin County Supervisor
- Katie Rice, Marin County Supervisor
- Lara DeLaney, Martinez Councilmember
- Michael Menesini, Martinez Former Vice Mayor
- Eduardo De La Riva, Maywood Mayor
- Catherine Carlton, Menlo Park Mayor
- Raymond Mueller, Menlo Park Councilmember
- Jose Esteves, Milpitas Mayor
- Carmen Montano, Milpitas Vice Mayor
- Marsha Grilli, Milpitas Councilmember
- Jenny Kenoyer, Modesto Councilmember
- Larry Spicer, Monrovia Councilmember
- Teresa Onoda, Moraga Councilmember
- D. LaDonna Jempson, Moreno Valley Councilmember
- Steve Tate, Morgan Hill Mayor
- Rich Constantine, Morgan Hill Councilmember
- Gordon Siebert, Morgan Hill Councilmember
- Marilyn Librers, Morgan Hill Councilmember
- Jamie Irons, Morro Bay Mayor
- Noah Smukler, Morro Bay Councilmember
- Pat Showalter, Mountain View Vice Mayor
- Chris Clark, Mountain View Councilmember
- Michael Kasperzak, Mountain View Councilmember
- Ken Rosenberg, Mountain View Councilmember
- Lenny Siegel, Mountain View Councilmember
- Alan Nagy, Newark Mayor
- Michael Hannon, Newark Councilmember
- Eric Lucan, Novato Councilmember
- Libby Schaaf, Oakland Mayor
- Dan Kalb, Oakland Councilmember
- Carmen Ramírez, Oxnard Mayor Pro Tem
- Mary Ann Nihart, Pacifica Councilmember
- Ginny Foat, Palm Springs Councilmember
- Nancy Shepherd, Palo Alto Former Mayor
- Larry Klein, Palo Alto Councilmember
- Marc Berman, Palo Alto Councilmember
- Tom DuBois, Palo Alto Councilmember
- Bill Bogaard, Pasadena Mayor
- Luis I Molina, Patterson Mayor
- Dominic A. Farinha, Patterson Vice Mayor
- David Starr Rabb, Perris Councilmember
- David Glass, Petaluma Mayor
- Brent Tercero, Pico Rivera Councilmember
- Erik Howell, Pismo Beach Councilmember
- Karla Brown, Pleasanton Vice Mayor
- Cristina Carrizosa, Pomona Councilmember
- Jon Harrison, Redlands Mayor Pro Tem
- Jeff Ginsburg, Redondo Beach Mayor Pro Tem
- Bill Brand, Redondo Beach Councilmember
- Christian Horvath, Redondo Beach Councilmember
- Ian Bain, Redwood City Councilmember
- Tom Butt, Richmond Mayor
- Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond Councilmember
- Jovanka Beckles, Richmond Councilmember
- Eduardo Martinez, Richmond Councilmember
- Jim Rogers, Richmond Former Councilmember
- Norman M. Richardson, Rio Vista Mayor
- Dave Hampton, Rio Vista Vice Mayor
- Darlene Barber Martinez, Riverbank Vice Mayor
- Rusty Bailey, Riverside Mayor
- Mike Gardener, Riverside Councilmember
- Andy Melendrez, Riverside Councilmember
- Steve Hansen, Sacramento Councilmember
- Kevin McCarty, Sacramento Former Councilmember
- Steve Cohn, Sacramento Former Councilmember
- Darrell Fong, Sacramento Former Councilmember
- Phil Serna, Sacramento County Supervisor
- Doug Kelly, San Anselmo Vice Mayor
- Cameron Johnson, San Carlos Vice Mayor
- Myrtle Cole, San Diego Councilmember
- David Alvarez, San Diego Councilmember
- Marti Emerald, San Diego Councilmember
- Ed Harris, San Diego Former Councilmember
- Joel Fajardo, San Fernando Mayor
- Edwin Lee, San Francisco Mayor
- Mark Farrell, San Francisco Supervisor
- Julie Christensen, San Francisco Supervisor
- Katy Tang, San Francisco Supervisor
- Scott Wiener, San Francisco Supervisor
- David Campos, San Francisco Supervisor
- Norman Yee, San Francisco Supervisor
- John Avalos, San Francisco Supervisor
- David Chiu, San Francisco Former Supervisor
- Sam Liccardo, San Jose Mayor
- Ash Kalra, San Jose Councilmember
- Chuck Reed, San Jose Former Mayor
- Madison Nguyen, San Jose Former Vice Mayor
- Xavier Campos, San Jose Former Councilmember
- Kansen Chu, San Jose Former Councilmember
- Pauline Cutter, San Leandro Mayor
- Jim Prola, San Leandro Vice Mayor
- Jan Marx, San Luis Obispo Mayor
- John B. Ashbaugh, San Luis Obispo Vice Mayor
- Adam Hill, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor
- Genoveva Calloway, San Pablo Councilmember
- Phil O’Loane, San Ramon Councilmember
- Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana Mayor
- Angelica Amezcua, Santa Ana Councilmember
- Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Councilmember
- Helene Schneider, Santa Barbara Mayor
- Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara County Supervisor
- Jamie L. Matthews, Santa Clara Mayor
- Dominic Caserta, Santa Clara Councilmember
- Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor
- Don Lane, Santa Cruz Mayor
- Cynthia Mathews, Santa Cruz Councilmember
- Richelle Noroyan, Santa Cruz Councilmember
- David Terrazas, Santa Cruz Councilmember
- Pamela Comstock, Santa Cruz Councilmember
- Cynthia Chase, Santa Cruz Councilmember
- Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Supervisor
- Zach Friend, Santa Cruz County Supervisor
- Gleam Davis, Santa Monica Councilmember
- Ted Winterer, Santa Monica Councilmember
- Kevin McKeown, Santa Monica Councilmember
- Erin Carlstrom, Santa Rosa Councilmember
- Howard Miller, Saratoga Mayor
- Rishi Kumar, Saratoga Councilmember
- Mary-Lynne Bernald, Saratoga Councilmember
- Lesa Heebner, Solana Beach Mayor
- Peter Zahn, Solana Beach Councilmember
- David Zito, Solana Beach Deputy Mayor
- Susan Gorin, Sonoma County Supervisor
- Efren Carrillo, Sonoma County Supervisor
- Diana Mahmud, South Pasadena Mayor Pro Tem
- Marina Khubesrian, South Pasadena Councilmember
- Alan Galbraith, St. Helena Mayor
- Pete Sanchez, Suisun City Mayor
- Jim Griffith, Sunnyvale Mayor
- Tara Martin-Milius, Sunnyvale Vice Mayor
- Jim Davis, Sunnyvale Councilmember
- Steve Chamblin, Tehama County Supervisor
- Candy Carlson, Tehama County Supervisor
- Patrick J. Furey, Torrance Mayor
- Tim Goodrich, Torrance Councilmember
- Morgan Goodwin, Truckee Councilmember
- Osby Davis, Vallejo Mayor
- Katy Miessner, Vallejo Councilmember
- Bob Sampayan, Vallejo Councilmember
- Erik Nasarenko, Ventura Deputy Mayor
- Rebecca J. Garcia, Watsonville Councilmember
- Lindsey Horvath, West Hollywood Mayor
- Lauren Meister, West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tem
- John J. Duran, West Hollywood Councilmember
- John D’Amico, West Hollywood Councilmember
- Don Saylor, Yolo County Supervisor
- Richard Hall, Yountville Vice Mayor
*While some of these individuals have been elected to new offices, we have listed the offices held at the time they endorsed this statement.