This led us to embark on a newsroom effort to focus on climate coverage that matters most to you.
We read their letter and met with their representatives to learn more. “You have an important role in scrutinizing our local response and influencing our local leaders to pull together to ensure a thriving, livable future for our communities.” “The Bee’s watchdog coverage fuels our region’s media ecosystem,” they wrote. This letter carried 24 signatures and came from an alliance of local government and business leaders and sustainability and equity advocates. A group of Sacramento residents called on us two years ago to do more to “highlight the need to transform our infrastructure and economy in response to climate change.”