Aerial view of Stockton
Credit: Wikipedia / Quintin Soloviev
Reduced pollution. Lower utility bills. Plant more trees. Increased access to healthy food. These and other objectives for South Stockon are being advanced by investments totaling $35 million from California’s Transformative Climate Communities Program. The goal is a healthier, more prosperous community.
UCLA is Documenting & Learning
The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation has a front row seat to the work of climate heroes. Our team at UCLA is documenting the groundbreaking climate action taking place in South Stockton thanks to two grants from California’s Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program.
We are helping community partners with data collection around their grant implementation. We are also documenting the stories of residents and workers who are impacted by the TCC grants.
- Students finding their voice at City Hall
- Other residents trained as climate leaders
- Workers installing solar panels and lowering the utility bills of low-income homeowners
Our team assists Stockton Rising partners with collecting data and documenting the stories of residents and workers whose lives are affected by the grant. This website is a hub for us to share updates from our evaluation, with measurable outcomes and publicly available data.
Evaluation Plans
All Data
About Stockton Rising
Stockton Rising is a coalition of community-based organizations and government agencies that have partnered to advance climate action in South Stockton. Their vision is less pollution, more prosperity for the disadvantaged neighborhoods of South Stockton.
“Stockton sits at the intersection of pollution and social injustice. Stockton Rising is investing in environmental equity and the community’s aspirations for prosperous neighborhoods […] Stockton is turning decades worth of pain into purpose.”
Partner Organizations
Projects and Plans
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Transformative plans that promote community engagement, displacement avoidance, and workforce development in South Stockton
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Projects that make the community greener and more walkable/bikeable
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Projects that generate renewable energy
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Projects that reduce energy and water use
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Project that reduces pollution through cleaner public transit
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Project that improves access to healthy food
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Project that addresses respiratory illness
Meet a Few Community Leaders
Stories from the Community
UCLA researchers have authored a series of case studies on South Stockton residents, workers, and local leaders, who have shaped — or been shaped by — the implementation of TCC investments. Their purpose is to be illustrative, but not exhaustive, of how TCC has touched the lives of a wide range of community members living and working in South Stockton.
Karlain Francisco is a young adult who participated in a TCC-funded youth leadership development program led by Little Manila Rising.
The granddaughter of immigrant farmworkers who settled in Stockton, Francisco was particularly interested in learning more about the connection between agricultural pollution and farmworker health, and ultimately led a community workshop on soil contamination. She believes the program taught her research and collaboration skills, and it provided a sense of community and connection with her hometown.
“My goal was to better understand what it means to be an environmental justice advocate and to share that knowledge with my community … Now I feel qualified to teach others what I learned.”
Stockton Rising Accomplishments
We thank the California Strategic Growth Council for dedicating resources to conduct a third-party evaluation of TCC investments in Stockton.
Top page photo:
Students participating in an educational event in March 2022 at the Edible Schoolyard Community Farm in Stockton
Credit: Erin Scott