Chula Vista City Councilmember Pamela Bensoussan recently urged the California Public Utilities Commission to deny a fossil fuel power plant proposed for Otay Mesa, an area of existing high pollution levels, known as Pio Pico.
Councilmember Bensoussan's letter expresses concern that Pio Pico would further burden the community with additional pollution and "repeats a familiar pattern of concentrating the region's polluting activities in South County." She also cites concern about the project's impact on climate change and on the community's choice to secure clean energy.
Thank you Councilmember Bensoussan for standing up for health and clean energy in our communities!
Here's how you can take a stand and join her:
- Sign this petition to tell our state's energy regulators you don't want the polluting Pio Pico power plant in San Diego.
- Sign this letter to elected officials who represent the South Bay area to ask them to take a stand against Pio Pico.
Learn more about Pio Pico here.