Representing EDEN

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/22/stop-recycling-plastic-earth-day/

What do you think?

I think it should be stopped at the source. Not produced. We need to stop buying plastics. We need to stop producing plastics.

Opinion | Don’t waste your time recycling plastic It might seem counterintuitive, but plastic as a material is not recyclable.

https://www.facebook.com/100070228597386/posts/538571068493842/?mibextid=CDWPTG

Register to attend or speak at the August 7 (6-8:30pm) FREE Public Hearing on Climate Action hosted by Climate Protection & Restoration Initiative (CPI) and the City of Hayward. Attend in person at City Hall or remotely. This is the 4th public hearing hosted by CPI to discuss national and local climate issues and action. Previous hearings were in Colorado, Hawaii, and Santa Barbara. Register at https://cprclimate.org/public-hearing-on-climate-action-hayward-ca/

https://www.acgov.org/cda/USPSproject/

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE CORRECT ZIP CODE AND PLACE NAME?

READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE......

What's the issue?
When ZIP codes were first established in the 1960s, the United States Postal Service (USPS) assigned incorrect “City” names (or Place Names) to over 30,000 addresses in unincorporated Alameda County. This mismatch has had long-term, unintended impacts on community identity, public health data collection, and residents’ ability to find and access essential public services. In response to years of community activism, the County Board of Supervisors authorized a request to accurately register USPS Place Names to match the official names and boundaries of unincorporated Ashland, Cherryland, Hayward Acres, Fairview, San Lorenzo, and Castro Valley. Learn more at www.acgov.org/cda/USPSproject.

How can you make a difference?
As a local resident or business owner, you can write a letter of support to help the USPS understand the importance of this change. Your letters will be included as part of the County’s formal request to USPS. To help you get started, a sample letter is included below.

Please submit any letters or emails of support by April 30, 2024 to:

[email protected]

How to get started writing your letter of support:
Letters of support for this project can be short or long, and can be submitted by email or traditional mail. Your letter can include any information you’re comfortable sharing that you think would help the USPS understand why this issue matters to you. Customized letters are always more impactful than form letters, so we invite you to use the template below as a guide to tell your own story. These comments from other community members may help as you begin your letter:

“Ashland and Cherryland deserve to be identified by their Census Place names.”
“We matter. Acknowledge us.”
“I live in Ashland, but my ZIP is San Lorenzo. I barely knew where Ashland was until recently, and my family has been here since 1950.”
“If tiny locations in the mountains can have their own post office and zip code, then certainly highly-populated suburban areas can as well.”
“Continuity within neighborhood boundaries are very important to our growing family. This proposal, once approved, would bring forth significant reinforcements to inter- and intracommunity ties and identity. The status quo is confusing and archaic. It also stalls progress and good governance.”
“The current setup is confusing for community members and homeowners. I can only imagine how confusing it is and how many issues it causes on the governmental level. Please help build communities by approving the change.”
“I believe honoring identity is extremely important and this truly seems like a change whose time has come.”

Community Identity Project - Community Development Agency - Alameda County Proyecto de USPS: Identidad comunitaria y direcciones postales de USPS en las comunidades no incorporadas del condado de Alameda