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CivicWell Introduces a New CEQA Webinar

Last June, Assembly Bill (AB) 130 and Senate Bill (SB) 131 were enacted as part of the state’s approved budget. During CivicWell’s 2025 Fall Webinar Series, experts explored how this legislation amended the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and other related laws. In this webinar, experts from Ascent return to provide an update on current CEQA reform proposals. his panel will include perspectives from government, community, and business leaders on the risks and opportunities offered with new CEQA proposals.

Learn more and register here! 🗓
https://civicwell.org/civic-events/ceqa-reform-6-18-2026/

📣 Just released: CivicWell's 2025 Impact Report!

Check out this summary of our accomplishments and impact in 2025, including serving over 10,000 civic and community leaders, hosting 76 meetings and events, and creating 10 new resources for leaders seeking to turn their vision into action.

Special thanks to our 2025 Strategic Partners who helped make this possible:
Calpine
California Energy Design Assistance (CEDA)
Ascent
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Lighthouse Public Affairs
AARP California
MCE
ICF

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At the Accelerating the Transition Conference, CivicWell CEO Bernadette Austin and Board Members El Cerrito Mayor - Gabe Quinto and Mike Wilson, Humboldt County Supervisor, District 3 will join BART Director Barnali Ghosh and Oakland City Councilmember Charlene Wang to discuss "Civic Innovation for a Just Transition: Accelerating Clean Energy at the Local Level." Learn more at https://www.acceleratingthetransition.com

We don't just sit in a room all day at the Policymakers Conference. We get to go outdoors and have fun as well!

Since we got so many great photos from the Policymakers Conference, we wanted to share a few more. There were so many great conversations and meeting of the minds at this year's event. We appreciate all of you who were able to make.

One of the most important events of Climate Week is happening on April 18: the Transition - https://www.acceleratingthetransition.com/.

Accelerating the Transition focuses on successful programs and actions that state and local governments, investors, clean energy companies, and philanthropies are taking to speed the move to clean energy, in the absence of support from the federal government.

This is a great place to learn what’s working right now.

Register to join:
https://www.acceleratingthetransition.com/

We want to thank everyone who attended for making the 2026 Policymakers Conference such a success! Here are some of the photos taken during the event.