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Advocates press for climate bond as supervisors and officials weigh delay costs
Summary
Public commenters urged a dedicated climate mitigation bond in 2024; supervisors asked staff to model emissions impacts tied to bond activities. DPH and HSH staff estimated that moving a March bond to November could add millions in escalation and interim design costs.
Advocates from the Climate Emergency Coalition and allied groups pressed the Budget and Appropriation Committee to put a climate mitigation bond on the 2024 ballot, arguing that the proposed 10-year capital plan lacks funded measures to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Multiple speakers from climate and environmental organizations urged supervisors to delay finalizing the capital plan until it includes explicit climate-mitigation funding. "We need a…
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