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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 Cities Catalyst (RCC), and Smart Growth California convened a two-part…

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.

Exploring the difference between a Climate Resilience District (CRD) and an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD), the statutory framework on which CRDs are built.

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.

California is on track to spend the least it has in decades on reducing wildfire risk, even as the state heads into what increasingly feels like a year-round emergency. At CA FWD, we believe risk reduction should be the foundation of any wildfire cost plan rather than an afterthought.

In a world of constrained resources, communities need new ways to plan for and invest in the future. Resilience Districts are one path forward. CA FWD and Resilient Cities Catalyst are turning Resilience Districts from statute into practice through the Resilience District Incubator project.

CA FWD and Resilient Cities Catalyst are turning Climate Resilience Districts from statute into practice through the Resilience District Incubator project.