FacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedIn

Social Equity

21 10, 2024

2024 Indicators Report: Equitable Paths to EV Charging

2024-11-15T13:03:08-05:00

2024 Indicators Report: Equitable Paths to EV Charging  Ensuring equitable access to EV charging is essential for creating a sustainable and inclusive future in San Mateo County. As electric vehicle adoption grows, many residents, particularly renters and those in multifamily housing, face significant barriers to charging at home.Sustainable San Mateo County’s 2024 Indicators Report, “Equitable Paths to EV Charging,” provides an overview of the county's EV charging landscape, focusing on key indicators and insights from local governments. It also offers recommendations to help provide the infrastructure necessary to encourage more residents to purchase EVs.The guiding principle throughout this report [...]

2024 Indicators Report: Equitable Paths to EV Charging2024-11-15T13:03:08-05:00
2 10, 2024

Indicators Report

2026-10-22T11:50:46-05:00

About the Indicators Report Sustainable San Mateo County has been tracking sustainability progress in the county since 1997 through its annual Indicators Report. This report provides fact-based information on sustainability indicators and local trends impacting San Mateo County’s economy, environment and social equity. Since its inception, the Indicators Report has been welcomed as an invaluable source of information by governments, businesses, civic groups and nonprofit organizations that use it to set goals, measure progress and prioritize resource allocation. Propelled by the philosophy that “what gets measured, gets managed,” the report presents metrics, success stories and showcases positive changes that [...]

Indicators Report2026-10-22T11:50:46-05:00
26 09, 2024

2024 Indicators Report Launch Event

2024-11-15T13:08:38-05:00

Equitable Paths to EV Charging Sustainable San Mateo County’s 28th Annual Indicators Report was unveiled on October 24, 2024, at a free in-person event at the Sobrato Shoreway Conference Room at 350 Twin Dolphin Drive in Redwood City. The event featured experts discussing the challenges of meeting EV charging demand both equitably and efficiently. The report and the speakers made recommendations regarding what local leaders and residents can do to expand access to this climate-saving infrastructure.Watch the recording of the eventRead the press releaseDownload the reportAt the event, SSMC’s Indicators Report Program Manager, Simone Vallone, shared some of the [...]

2024 Indicators Report Launch Event2024-11-15T13:08:38-05:00
8 09, 2024

SSMC Signs the Nonprofit Racial Equity Pledge

2025-09-08T17:36:04-05:00

Silicon Valley is home to deep and persistent economic and racial disparities that carry devastating consequences to Black, indigenous, and people of color. Nonprofit organizations have a responsibility and opportunity to work with our communities to fight systemic racism in our organizations and in our governmental, philanthropic, and private sector partners. Despite years of prosperity, income inequality in Silicon Valley is now at a historic high, with 13% of households holding more than 74% of the region’s wealth. Meanwhile communities of color are hit the hardest by persistent poverty, and negative health and education outcomes. Public policy decisions have [...]

SSMC Signs the Nonprofit Racial Equity Pledge2025-09-08T17:36:04-05:00
14 02, 2024

2024 Green Building Award Winner: The Nueva School’s Science and Environmental Center

2024-04-18T15:20:11-05:00

The 2024 Green Building Award, cosponsored by Sustainable San Mateo County, the American Institute of Architects, San Mateo County Chapter and Peninsula Clean Energy, is presented to The Nueva School’s Science and Environmental Center. The Science and Environmental Center, which opened in 2021, supports the school’s evolving mission of sustainability and environmental stewardship as a foundational pillar of student education. It provides a new home for the school’s environmental citizenship program with eight science labs and associated support spaces. The project is designed to be zero net energy/zero net carbon – an all-electric building that models a resilient, low-carbon future. [...]

2024 Green Building Award Winner: The Nueva School’s Science and Environmental Center2024-04-18T15:20:11-05:00
14 02, 2024

2024 Youth Sustainability Award Winner: Kayla Ling

2024-04-18T15:09:26-05:00

Just 15 years old, this remarkable sophomore at The Nueva School is making waves in the areas of environmental advocacy and social justice through her passion for video storytelling. Her commitment to inspiring others and mobilizing communities has earned her our first-ever Youth Sustainability Award. Kayla is a stand-out leader at her school, where she organizes impactful initiatives for her fellow students in the Environmental Club, including the Eco-Action Raisers event that empowers 300 students and teachers to take tangible action for the environment. She has also served as Nueva’s Social Justice Chair, organizing workshops and guest speakers to enrich [...]

2024 Youth Sustainability Award Winner: Kayla Ling2024-04-18T15:09:26-05:00
14 02, 2024

2024 Ruth Peterson Award to Be Presented to Bernard Bruand

2024-02-20T18:08:51-05:00

The Ruth Peterson Award, established in memory of a dedicated SSMC leader and given to an invaluable SSMC volunteer, will be presented to Bernard Bruand. Bernard does not shy away from the complex and global nature of climate change and building a sustainable community. He was born in France and graduated from Lyon University with a degree in electronics and electro-mechanics. After working for 40 years with Hewlett Packard in France, Germany, Singapore and California, Bernard retired in 2012 and decided to focus on contributing to society. He had a special interest in sustainability and joined the San Mateo [...]

2024 Ruth Peterson Award to Be Presented to Bernard Bruand2024-02-20T18:08:51-05:00
14 02, 2024

2024 Sustainability Award Winner: Youth Climate Ambassadors

2024-04-18T13:57:33-05:00

The Youth Climate Ambassadors (YCA) Leadership Program is a first of its kind in California. The program is a knowledge-to-action seven-month long leadership program that provides 9-12th grade students in San Mateo County the opportunity to explore social and environmental issues contributing to the global climate crisis. Over the past five years, 273 students have participated in the program. Participants increase their knowledge on climate change and build communication and other professional skills through a series of 10 workshops and retreats. Their work culminates with a Community Impact Project that is youth-created and youth-led and designed to translate knowledge and [...]

2024 Sustainability Award Winner: Youth Climate Ambassadors2024-04-18T13:57:33-05:00
13 02, 2024

2024 Sustainability Award Winner: Samuel Herzberg

2024-04-18T13:51:53-05:00

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the San Mateo County Parks Department, there is quite possibly no one who has had more impact on the sustainability of our county’s outdoor space than Samuel Herzberg. If you've visited a San Mateo County park, trail, beach or open space, you have benefited from Sam's work. Sam has spent over three decades working in the Parks, Public Works and Planning Departments of San Mateo County specializing in regional, natural resource, sustainability and park planning. He protected our shoreline from proposed offshore drilling. He initiated four watershed planning efforts to prevent flooding, protect [...]

2024 Sustainability Award Winner: Samuel Herzberg2024-04-18T13:51:53-05:00
13 02, 2024

2024 Sustainability Award Winner: Byrd’s Filling Station

2024-04-18T13:47:25-05:00

As San Mateo County’s first and only grocer focused on the sustainability of each product and the supply chain, Byrd’s Filling Station has reimagined a grocery store without single-use plastics. Since opening in May 2022, it has already eliminated over 100,000 pieces of single-use plastics. Laura Porter started Byrd’s Filling Station to give busy people one convenient place to find effective plastic-free, natural products. The store focuses on organic and/or non-GMO products and reusable or recyclable packaging. It also prioritizes local vendors to ensure a resilient, community-focused supply chain that minimizes greenhouse gas emissions. Byrd’s is a woman-owned business (WBE) [...]

2024 Sustainability Award Winner: Byrd’s Filling Station2024-04-18T13:47:25-05:00
Go to Top