Oct 17 2022
SMART Candidate Forum: Sustainable Transit, Climate Change, and Land Use

SMART Candidate Forum: Sustainable Transit, Climate Change, and Land Use

Presented by Sacramento Metro Advocates for Rail and Transit (SMART) at Tsakopoulos Library Galleria

Hear from Sacramento City Council and Sacramento County Board of Supervisors candidates about how they envision our region's transit future.

Sacramento City Council and County Board of Supervisors candidates answer journalist questions about Sacramento transit issues.

Topics:
-Local bus, light rail and train service
-Sustainable land use
-Climate change and local responsibility to limit greenhouse gas emissions

Participating candidates:
-Sacramento City Council D1 Candidates Lisa Kaplan and Alyssa Lozano
-Sacramento City Council D3 Candidates Michael Lynch and Karina Talamantes
-Sacramento City Council D5 Candidates Tamiko Heim and Caity Maple
-Sacramento County D5 Supervisor Candidates Pat Hume and Jaclyn Moreno

Journalist moderators:
-Manola Secaira, Climate Change Reporter, Capital Public Radio
-Heather Waldman, Meteorologist and Climate Reporter, KCRA 3 News
-Yousef Baig, member of The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
-Larry Lee, President and Publisher of The Observer Media Group

The event will also be live streamed and recorded
Watch it here.

Admission Info
Dates & Times

2022/10/17 - 2022/10/17

Location Info

Tsakopoulos Library Galleria

828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Accessibility Info

Accessibility information

The forum takes place in the West Room of Sacramento Public Library Central Branch. Please enter at the library main entrance on I Street. You may also enter from the back entrance on Library Lane (back alley, near parking garage.)

Both entrances have a wheelchair ramp and are ADA accessible.
There will be a security guard posted at the main entrance.
There will also be a drop off area in front of the main entrance.

Entrance to the West Room will be to the left of the main entrance. We will have a banner and table making the location clear.

ADA-accessible all-gender restrooms are located in the foyer adjoining the room where we are holding the forum.

The forum live stream and recordings will also contain automated closed captioning and/or an attached automated transcript. The live stream and recording can be accessed by visiting SMART's YouTube page: bit.ly/WatchForumSMART