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Sustainability Best Practice Activities
Spotlight Award Winners

Post Updated September 2021

Participating agencies are surveyed and asked to provide a description of completed or ongoing activities undertaken in the ten areas of the Institute’s Sustainability Best Practice Framework.

We celebrate the following agencies who have been honored with a Spotlight Award for Best Practice Activities! Click on each city or county’s name to visit its participant profile and learn more about the agency’s sustainability activities and accomplishments.

Alameda County

Alpine County

American Canyon

Apple Valley

Arcata

Artesia

Arvin

Bakersfield

Beaumont

Benicia

Beverly Hills

Brea

Brisbane

Burlingame

Camarillo

Carlsbad

Carson

Cathedral City

Chula Vista

Citrus Heights

Claremont

Colma

Colton

Concord

Coronado

Culver City

Cupertino

Daly City

Davis

Del Mar

Downey

Dublin

East Palo Alto

El Centro

El Cerrito

Emeryville

Encinitas

Fillmore

Foster City

Fremont

Glendale

Goleta

Gonzales

Half Moon Bay

Hawthorne

Hayward

Hermosa Beach

Indio

Inglewood

Irvine

Jackson

La Habra

La Mesa

Livermore

Long Beach

Lynwood

Malibu

Mammoth Lakes

Manhattan Beach

Menlo Park

Millbrae

Mill Valley

City of Monterey

Moorpark

National City

Nevada City

Norwalk

Oceanside

Ojai

Oxnard

Pacific Grove

Palmdale

Palm Springs

Palo Alto

Paramount

Piedmont

Pittsburg

Pleasanton

Pomona

Port Hueneme

Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Palos Verdes

Redlands

Redwood City

Richmond

Riverside

Rolling Hills Estates

Sacramento

Sacramento County

Salinas

San Carlos

San Diego

San Diego County

San Leandro

San Luis Obispo

San Mateo

San Mateo County

San Rafael

Sand City

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County

Santa Clarita

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz County

Santa Monica

Santa Paula

Santa Rosa

Scotts Valley

Signal Hill

Simi Valley

Solana Beach

Sonoma County

South Gate

South San Francisco

Thousand Oaks

Truckee

Tulare

Twentynine Palms

Union City

Ventura

Ventura County

Visalia

Walnut Creek

Watsonville

West Hollywood

West Sacramento

Whittier

Woodland

Yolo County

Overview

Sustainability Best Practices Framework

The Institute for Local Government’s Sustainability Best Practices Framework offers options for local action in ten areas. They are drawn from practical experiences of cities and counties throughout California. The options vary in complexity and are adaptable to fit the unique needs and circumstances of individual communities.

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