E-Media Kit: One Year of the Recovery Act in California

Links to National Recovery Information

One Year of the Recovery Act - California News Coverage

San Francisco Chronicle

Sacramento Bee

Napa Valley Register

Press-Enterprise

Fresno Business Journal

San Diego Union Tribune

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Forbes

Washington Examiner

Treehugger

Environmental Protection

Green Projects in California (PDF) (1 pg, 40K)

Region 9 Recovery Act
Water Infrastructure
Funding Status (PDF)
(1 pg, 32K) as of 2/11/10

El Cerrito Green Streets Rain Gardens Event

Exciting ARRA projects are taking place throughout California and the Pacific Southwest. On Tuesday, federal, state and local officials gathered for a unique tour of one such project under construction that will provide critical protections to the San Francisco Bay. Stimulus funds are being leveraged in El Cerrito, Calif., and communities throughout the Bay Area to infuse a “green” foundation into much needed infrastructure improvements. The project is an excellent model for how economic and environmental benefits can successfully work in tandem in the state of California and throughout the Pacific Southwest. Check out additional info from the event below.

El Cerrito Project Graphic

Large version

El Cerrito Project Flyer

Green Gardens Flyer (PDF) (1.2M)

Stormwater C.3 Update (Contra Costa Clean Water Program Factsheet) PDF (2pp 195K)

San Pablo Avenue Streetscape (Factsheet) PDF (brochure, 842K)

Stimulus and Sustainability Walking Tour: Event attendees participated in a walking tour of the El Cerrito City Hall Exterior to highlight sustainability features and San Pablo Improvements during a Q and A session and walk to the future rain gardens site. | Larger Photo

Event speakers pictured above from left to right, Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia, Mistress of ceremonies Letitia Moore, Mayor of El Cerrito Janet Abelson, Environmental Services Division Manager,Melanie Mintz, Executive Officer of the SF Regional Water Board Bruce Wolfe and Regional Administrator for U.S. EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region Jared Blumenfeld. | Larger Photo

Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia addressed the crowd during the El Cerrito Green Streets event | Larger Photo

Event Photo Gallery

EPA Region 9 hosted a press conference and stimulus and sustainability walking tour of a fantastic 'green' Bay Area Recovery Act project under construction. Regional Administrator Jared Bulmenfeld joined the mayor of El Cerrito and other state and local officials to tour an urban rain garden site that will provide important protections for the San Francisco Bay.