San Rafael Equitable Low Carbon Economy Project

• Helping current businesses increase economic vitality and create good jobs that support climate action. 

• Identifying and supporting entrepreneurs to establish new green businesses that support climate action. 

• Creating or enhancing equitable pathways into good quality, local jobs that support climate action. 

Our Guiding Question

How can local climate action have the greatest equitable benefit on the local economy and workforce?

Vision and Goals

We envision a more resilient, ecologically beneficial, equitable, and inviting local economy that prioritizes economic inclusion and quality jobs.

Goal 1: Jobs

Ensure equitable access to quality, family-sustaining careers and employment retention support in sectors that support climate action for low-income communities, especially People of Color, Women, and Youth.

Goal 2: Business

Develop and pursue initiatives that ensure Economic Inclusion in climate-related sectors that support entrepreneurship, Minority & Women Owned Businesses, and high-road local business development.

Goal 3: Climate Impact

Prioritize opportunities for the greatest climate benefit and economic inclusion.

Our Core Team

• Chandra Alexandre, Chief Executive Officer Community Action Marin
• Leigh Bakhtiari, Chamber Board Liaison with the Green Business Committee, Proprietor of City Carpets
• Heather Bettini, Senior Director, Community Action Marin
• Cory Bytof, Sustainability Program Manager, City of San Rafael
• Emily Courtney, Lead Project Consultant, Good Green Work
• Micah Hinkle, Director of Economic Development and Innovation, City of San Rafael
• Anna Oliva, Zero Waste Business and Community Outreach Climate Corps Fellow, City of San Rafael

Expected Outcomes

The outcomes of this community engagement and planning phase will include:

• Community asset and opportunity identification, including 
  • Funding opportunities, 
  • High functioning programs and partnerships, 
  • Good green jobs that are currently difficult to fill, and 
  • Emerging job and business opportunities
• An analysis identifying the gaps that exist in order to maximize these opportunities
• An ecosystem map of key programs and partners
• Local partnership development  

Surveys

We are seeking community and stakeholder input on this project.  Please fill out the surveys below to share your input. For more information on the project or for ways to get involved please contact City of San Rafael Sustainability here!

Business Leader & Workforce Development Organization

• The City of San Rafael is seeking input from local businesses and workforce development organizations to design a community project to take action on climate change in a way that helps to enhance and support existing businesses, create new business and job opportunities, and develops equitable pathways into good green jobs. Each question is optional. Please answer those that fit within the time you have available and are most relevant. Thank you in advance for your valuable time and ideas.
  • Take Survey Here.

Worker and Job Seeker

• The City of San Rafael is seeking input from local workers and job seekers to design a community project to take action on climate change in a way that helps to create new business and job opportunities, and creates equitable pathways into good green jobs. Thank you in advance for your valuable time and ideas.
  • Take Survey Here