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Local Government –
Where Community Stewardship Happens

City and county governments are most closely connected to the people and resources in communities. They seek to create vibrant places that provide quality of life. They work to steward important natural resources and protect life and property from climate impacts and natural hazards. Ascent partners with cities and counties to help them fulfill their housing, urban development, habitat management, climate adaptation, and regulatory compliance obligations to their communities.

LOCAL PROJECT TYPES
  • CEQA and NEPA compliance
  • Climate plans
  • Fire-safe communities
  • General plans
  • Housing elements
  • Specific plans and community plans
  • Safety elements
  • Rewilding plans
FEATURED PROJECTS
The 2040 General Plan includes a new Climate Action Plan Element, the first in Truckee’s history. It also includes new mixed-use land use designations as part of a comprehensive approach to increasing housing development opportunities, reducing GHG emissions, supporting transit, and reducing vehicle miles traveled.
Truckee, California
Truckee 2040 General Plan and Downtown Truckee Plan Update
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Regional San is rehabilitating the Arden Pump Station Wet Well. The project includes replacement of equipment associated with the existing flushing station on Chicken Ranch Slough, construction of a temporary concrete pad to support a temporary bypass pump for wastewater, and other temporary impacts in an adjacent stormwater basin. The slough and the stormwater basin have a direct hydrologic connection with the Lower American River. Ascent conducted an aquatic resources delineation and prepared the delineation report for submittal to USACE.
Sacramento, California
Arden Pump Station Wet Well Rehabilitation Project
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The City of Sacramento’s 2021–2029 Housing Element is an 8-year strategy to meet the housing needs of current and future residents by providing opportunities for increased overall housing production, greater housing affordability, advancement of equity and inclusion, and protection against residential displacement.
Monterey County, California
Monterey County Community Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
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The City of Sacramento’s 2021–2029 Housing Element is an 8-year strategy to meet the housing needs of current and future residents by providing opportunities for increased overall housing production, greater housing affordability, advancement of equity and inclusion, and protection against residential displacement.
San Diego County, California
San Diego County Climate Action Plan
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The City of Sacramento’s 2021–2029 Housing Element is an 8-year strategy to meet the housing needs of current and future residents by providing opportunities for increased overall housing production, greater housing affordability, advancement of equity and inclusion, and protection against residential displacement.
Elk Grove, California
Old Town Special Planning Area Update
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  • County of Yolo
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
New Information and Tools to Support CalVTP Implementation
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection announces the release of new tools for efficient California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) implementation and Project-Specific Analysis (PSA) preparation.
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Consensus Building for Climate Action Planning –
A Professional Development Webinar
How do you build consensus when facing a challenge as complicated and intersectional as climate change? Check out our free recorded webinar and scenario toolkit to learn how to collaborate with stakeholders to create a climate action plan that meets multiple objectives and benefits.
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BAAQMD Releases Updated CEQA Guidelines to Assist Lead Agencies
On April 20, 2023, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) published updated California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidance to assist lead agencies in evaluating air quality and climate impacts from proposed land use projects and plans (referred to as the 2022 CEQA Guidelines).
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