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Aditi Chinta and Samaira Mehta
In 2000, Pleasanton devised a climate action plan to help reduce our impact on the environment. Twenty years later, our City Council is revisiting that plan to make it more efficient and equip us with a better plan to tackle climate change. The first meeting, on October 7th, was focused on looking back on the original plan, and deciding where revisions were needed.
Niharika Sapre
Climate Change. The largest modern crisis humanity faces. Neglected by even the top politicians in this country. Close to no federal laws endeavoring to slow it down. Fortunately, local leaders and lawmakers have been taking a much different approach. In Pleasanton, reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions has been an overarching goal since the year 2005. Today, Pleasanton, especially the Committee on Energy and the Environment, is underway and working hard in creating version two of a Climate Action Plan (CAP).
Anya Srinivasan
As the presidential elections approached, Local Leaders members were surveyed on who they think has the better environmental plan and why. The following infographic displays the results and shares some of our member's thoughts: By Ela Mutaf Local Leaders Current Events Reporter In order to understand Pleasanton we must look at local government, which has two main components. In an interview with Sean Welsh, the assistant city manager of Pleasanton, he explained, “City government is made up of two parts; City Council and the Mayor”.
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The journalism small group is so productive, and it actually feels like you are doing something. You have so many opportunities to collaborate with people you probably would not have met otherwise. I have made so many friends in this small group, and club meetings are always entertaining.
- Bavana Pydipati, Journalism Writers Head '24 Author:Local Leaders of the 21st Century Club Categories
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