Author Archives: Gissela Chavez

Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act AB1243 and SB684

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(Full post) The newly introduced Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act AB1243 and SB684 protects California’s future by:

🔹 Funding community resilience & sustainable infrastructure
🔹 Protecting the state budget & lowering costs for families
🔹 Ensuring Big Oil—not taxpayers—pays for the damage they helped cause

We must put Californians first, not corporate polluters. #MakePollutersPay

Join Senator Caroline Menjivar and Assemblymember Dawn Addis in calling on lawmakers to pass the bill now: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/californians-make-polluters-pay

CBE/CBE Action Statewide Member Virtual Meeting February 23, 2025, 5:30-7pm

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(Full Event Details) Join Communities for a Better Environment & CBE Action for our February statewide meeting to honor Black EJ leaders who have been at the forefront of environmental justice movements. We will share their stories of combatting environmental racism and the unequal vulnerabilities they face – pollution, unsafe drinking water and toxic land –  while also paving the way to safety and liberation.

We’ll also share updates from Oakland’s upcoming special election season and explore ways to apply lessons to municipal races statewide, while focusing on engaging communities most impacted by environmental issues to make sure our leaders are accountable and trustworthy.

Finally, hear from past Congreso participants who lobbied in Sacramento for Environmental Justice and learn how you can join this year! It’s never too late to start planning for a trip to visit our state capital and make your voices heard. Together, in Sacramento, we will push for progressive legislation that will improve the quality of our lives and take strides towards a Just Transition.

RSVP here to join. 

CBE Presents: Black History, Resilience, and Legacy in Richmond, Entire month of February, Thursday- Sunday, 1-4pm

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(Full Event Details) Richmond Black History Exhibit Open All of February OPEN NOW: FREE! A free, public, community-sourced exhibit exploring the history and legacy of radical Black activism in Richmond and North Richmond!

Open all February, Thursdays through Sundays, from 1-4 PM

Where: Richmond Museum of History & Culture400 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801

RSVP HERE for our Closing Reception on February 22

Wilmington: “District 15” Film Screening, February 27th, 2025, 5:30pm-8pm

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(Full Event Details) Join us for an evening with community as we gather to watch our documentary, “District 15” that we created in partnership with Patagonia. Save the date for February 27th, 2025 and spread the love!

This documentary highlights the the fight to end neighborhood oil drilling and we are happy to announce that we will finally be able to screen it in Wilmington! We hope to see you there!

RSVP HERE!

Acompañenos para una Noche de Cine Comunitario GRATIS de la película “District 15” – un documental que sigue a jóvenes activistas de Comunidades por un medio ambiente mejor (CBE) y su lucha para poner fin a la perforación petrolera en Wilmington.

¡Disfrute de comida gratis y entretenimiento en vivo mientras nos reunimos para celebrar la resiliencia y la esperanza de nuestra comunidad!

Reserve su lugar: https://bit.ly/district15film

JUEVES 27 DE FEBRERO DE 2025 5:30- 8:00PM

1371 Eubank Ave, Wilmington , CA 90744 US

*¡Comida, rifa y recursos GRATIS! Si no puedes asistir pero quieres apoyar nuestro trabajo, ¡haz una donación en www.cbecal.org/donate!

CBE Lawsuit Alert: LCFS

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(Full post) After years of calling on the California Air Resources Board to properly evaluate the impacts of biofuels on refinery communities, and the importance of incentivizing electrification – CBE is suing the California Air Resources Board for failing to evaluate the impacts of a program that incentivizes polluting biofuels. More to come as this develops…

CBE Lawsuit Alert: Oil Storage Expansion

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(Full post) The Port of Long Beach approved a project that is reckless and contradicts the goals of the state, the city, and the port itself to transition away from fossil fuels. Instead of protecting vulnerable communities, the City Council and mayor are allowing polluters to continue harming them with industrial pollution. CBE is suing the City of LB for their approval of yet another unnecessary crude oil project that fails to adequately assess cumulative environmental harms. More to come as this develops…

Los Angeles: Tell LADWP No Hydrogen Combustion in LA! Virtual Meeting, November 20, 2024, 7pm

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(Full Event Details)

📣CALL TO ACTION: Tell LADWP No Hydrogen Combustion in LA!
LADWP plans to burn a mix of gas and hydrogen at the Scattergood Power Plant in El Segundo: a risky, expensive, and harmful project that:


• Prolongs the life of gas plants in the LA Basin 

• Worsens air quality with NOx emissions

• Diverts $800M from real clean energy solutions


We need your voice! Join CBE and allies to oppose hydrogen combustion and demand real clean energy alternatives.
🗓 When: Wednesday, November 20th @ 7 PM
📍 Where: Public Meeting via Zoom – https://tinyurl.com/ScattergoodDEIR  

 

Los Angeles Harbor Area: Canvassing, October & November 2024 Sessions

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(Full Event Details) Get Out the Vote and Volunteer with Us!

Together we have the power to win big changes that make it possible for ALL of us to thrive. CBE SoCal is partnering with We Are California to host in-person phonebank and canvassing sessions. Click on the links below to sign up!

Los Angeles Harbor Area Canvassing, October Weekday Sessions

Los Angeles Harbor Area Canvassing, October/ November Saturday Sessions

¡Sal a votar y sé voluntario con nosotros!
Juntos tenemos el poder de lograr grandes cambios que nos permitan a TODOS prosperar. CBE SoCal está trabajando con We Are California para organizar sesiones de campaña y llamadas telefónicas en persona. ¡Haga clic en los enlaces a continuación para registrarse!

Área del puerto de Los Ángeles, Campaña puerta a puerta, sesiones de los días laborables de octubre

Área del puerto de Los Ángeles, Campaña puerta a puerta, sesiones de los sábados de octubre y noviembre