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Building the Systems Behind California’s Climate Investments
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By Lily Bui, PhD, Philanthropy CA; Taylor Carnevale & Nuin-Tara Key, CA FWD; Sam Carter, Laura Barron, & Anna Friedman, Resilient Cities Catalyst; Jonathan Parfrey, Lia Cohen, & Samantha Nuno, Climate Resolve; Ron Milam, SmartGrowth CA California Forward (CA FWD), Climate Resolve, Philanthropy California, Resilient…

What Better Wildfire Risk Information Can Unlock for Californians
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Two recent legislative briefings focus on the long-term approach to reducing California’s growing wildfire risk and and addressing the impacts on our economy, insurance markets, and public budgets.

Why a CRD is More than a TIF – EIFD Sets the Floor, CRD Raises the Ceiling
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Exploring the difference between a Climate Resilience District (CRD) and an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD), the statutory framework on which CRDs are built.

Gov. Newsom’s wildfire package must deliver ratepayer savings and invest in mitigation, leading energy advocates say
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As Governor Newsom and California lawmakers negotiate a deal to reform utility liability for wildfires, leading ratepayer, environmental, and economic advocates urge that any package deliver immediate ratepayer savings, invest in mitigation to bring down total costs, and be released as soon as possible for public deliberation.