Do You Have a Sustainable Swagger?

Strut your stuff with hip Californians who drive less and walk more! Young people today are driving a whopping 23% less than young people were 10 years ago! You know what else is pretty cool? Public transit rides have increased by 40%! Join the masses today and cut down your vehicle mileage...which will probably gain you points in the Challenge too!

Read the official report or the fun article about this Cool trend.

Image: Tracy Press

Congratulations to Michelle, Marco, and Kathy!

Michelle won Tracy goody bag and reusable water bottle, Marco won a reusable water bottle and $5 gift card to Barista’s, and Kathy won a basket filled with hair care products and a free hair cut coupon!

Keep entering your points for chances to win more prizes. Each month, we’ll be raffling away movie tickets, restaurant gift cards, theater tickets, and more!

Citywide Garage Sale!!
Sat, Sept 15th from 8am to 1pm

Over EIGHTY households are having garage sales for the citywide sale this weekend. Don't miss this chance to trade top-notch treasures with your Tracy Triangle neighbors.

More details

Preview what people are selling and where

Find Your Carpool Buddy!

Stop gazing wistfully at the carpool lane and start cruising in it--locate people like you, going places you go. Visit Carpoolworld.com or Erideshare.com to recruit or find rideshares!
It’s already there, why not check it out?

For longer trips, check out Zimride.com

Hometown Hero: Dorothy Kepner

Cheers Dorothy! How DOES she do it?
1. By riding her bicycle everywhere, taking the train, or carpooling...
2. Growing fruits and vegetables in a mixed ornamental-edible garden...
3. And utilizing the lovely delta breeze by opening house windows in the evening and closing them in the morning!
Way to stay Cool, Dorothy!

In 2011, public transit ridership was the second highest since 1957, with how many trips total?

a. 500 million b. 5 billion c. 10 billion

Test your guess now!

Source: American Public Transportation Association

Head to Our Farmer's Markets

Downtown at Tenth Street and Central Avenue
Saturdays from 8am - 1pm, May - November

West Valley Mall at West Valley Mall
Sundays from 8am - 1pm, May - November

Calling for Hometown Heroes!

How do you go green? Do you carpool? Or compost? Whatever you do, we want to hear about it! Email Challenge@coolcalifornia.org
for a chance to be featured in the newsletter!

We are Currently in 2nd Position!

Wow, our city has earned more than 334,000 points, that’s 29,000 more points than two weeks ago! And now we have 348 participants in the CoolCalifornia Challenge! Keep up the momentum by Logging In today!

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