| Action | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Making Your Water Heater Efficient | LA - Permit for solar water heater |
Wish to reduce your CO2 emissions from water heating to zero by installing a solar water heating system? Obtain an online permit from the City of LA from the LA Department of Building and Safety. |
| Building Resiliency and Connection on Your Block * | SF - Resilient San Francisco |
This report lays out the City’s resilience goals. Goal 4 is aligned with the goals of the Cool Block program. |
| Planting Gardens Together | SF - Rec and Parks - Community Gardens Program |
The SF Recreation and Park Departments supports and manages a program of 38 community gardens (and growing!) on city-owned property, where members can grow produce and ornamental plants for personal use. |
| Buying an Energy-Efficient Car | SF - Electric Charging Stations |
This resource from SF Environment includes links to an Alternative Fuels Station locator, Chargepoint, Nissan Chargepoint Portal, Bink Network and PlugShare. |
| Preventing Crime | LA - Neighborhood Watch Program |
‘Neighborhood Watch Programs fight the isolation and separation that crime creates and feeds upon. It forges bonds among area residents and businesses, helps reduce burglaries and robberies, and improves relations between police and the communities they serve. By starting your own Neighborhood Watch with the support and guidance of LAPD’s program, you will make your neighborhood a safer place. |
| Installing Energy-Efficient Lights | LA - Proper disposal of CFLs |
Click Lighting & Fans to find out where to properly dispose of compact flourescent (CFL) light bulbs |
| Preparing for Your Medical Needs | LA - CERT |
In addition to preparing a bag of medical supplies, you can be trained for free as a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member, where you will be trained in how to respond to medical emergencies. With this training, you can help your family, and your neighbors, in the event of medical emergency. |
| Planting Gardens Together | SF - PUC - College Hill Learning Garden |
The College Hill Learning Garden is the SFPUC’s education and demonstration garden which contains a range of features designed to teach local students about how they can help cities transition to ecologically friendly water, food, energy, and waste systems. |
| Creating a Healthy Block Club | Palo Alto - Library - Well-Being Resources |
Enjoy Breathing & Tai Chi classes (weekly) and Exploring Happiness Through Meditation & Movement (second & fourth Wednesday of the month) (calendar).
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| Staying Clean with Less Hot Water | California PUC |
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) provides programs for water conservation. |
Our neighborhood. Our planet.
Resources
“Cities are the platform for change in our world today. The Cool Block links the challenges facing our planet to the intimate, personal, social scale of the city block. This program starts and ends with the premise and promise—that the individual, household, and neighbors are the way forward in the face of seemingly insoluble global problems.”
