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Cities & Counties Participating in the Beacon Award

Cities & Counties Participating in the Beacon Award

Agency Acceptance Date
Apple Valley 02-09-2011
Arcata 06-29-2011
Benicia 08-12-2011
Chula Vista 11-02-2010
Citrus Heights 11-19-2010
Davis 08-05-2011
Delano 12-16-2011
El Cerrito 08-12-2011
Glendale 11-14-2011
Hayward 11-01-2010
La Mesa 11-21-2011
Livermore 10-11-2010
Manhattan Beach 08-12-2011
Palm Springs 10-18-2010
Palo Alto 08-05-2011
Pleasanton 10-28-2010
Rancho Cucamonga 01-31-2012
Rolling Hills Estates 01-31-2012
Riverside 10-04-2011
San Carlos 07-15-2011
San Diego County 06-30-2011
San Rafael* 09-29-2010
San Ramon 10-20-2010
Santa Barbara 02-24-2011
Santa Clarita 05-13-2011
Santa Cruz 11-19-2010
Simi Valley 02-07-2011
Sonoma County 04-20-2011
South Gate 05-26-2011
Taft 06-30-2011
Tulare 02-07-2011
Ventura 10-28-2010
West Sacramento 12-16-2011
Woodland 01-07-2011
Yolo County** 01-14-2011

Click on an agency name above to learn more about its climate action activities.

To see your city or county's name here, be sure to submit an application to participate. Click here to apply.

*First official participating city.
**First official participating county.
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What participants are saying about the Beacon Award

Brief video testimonials from participants.
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Beacon Award Interim Accomplishments (Updated October 2011)

As cities and counties participating in the Beacon Award program work to complete the criteria necessary to achieve a Silver, Gold or Platinum Beacon Award, we are providing the opportunity to recognize interim accomplishments -- including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in municipal operations as well as completed activities in ILG's Climate Action & Sustainability Best Practice Areas.

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Financing Sustainability Resource Center

See whitepapers and other resources on financing local sustainability efforts.

Free Workshops on Climate Change Planning

ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability is launching a series of free trainings for California local governments. Click here to learn more.

CCAN Community Stories

Cities and counties are leading by example and undertaking a range of activities to address climate change.

See the Climate Action and Sustainability Best Practices Framework

The Climate Action and Sustainability Best Practices Framework includes ideas from local agencies in ten topic areas and links to case stories that illustrate each practice.
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