La Mesa adopts updated Climate Action Plan measures in report; council forms ad hoc subcommittee to pursue regional clean‑energy grants

City staff presented highlights of La Mesa’s 2024 Climate Action Plan (CAP) annual report on July 22 and the City Council voted to form a two‑member ad hoc subcommittee to pursue grant programs through San Diego Community Power and other regional energy partnerships.

Hillary Ego, a CAP staff member, told the council the city adopted its first CAP in 2018 and approved an updated CAP in November 2024. The update aligned local targets with state goals, added co‑benefits language (equity and youth engagement), and expanded measures from five to six strategies including building energy efficiency, clean and renewable energy, and the urban natural environment. “The cap establishes new targets aligned with the state and now includes co benefits demonstrating how actions can also improve community members' lives,” Ego said.