Amos White
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Alameda · Environmental Nonprofit Executive
Amos White is an environmental nonprofit executive, civil-rights activist, and self-described polymath who has worked as a political activist, actor, and poet. In 2019 he founded 100K Trees for Humanity with fellow members of Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA), an effort that has raised more than $1.7 million and planted over 1,000 trees in the Bay Area. He serves on the Alameda County Agricultural Advisory Committee and the California Urban Forest Advisory Committee, is Vice Chair of the Bay Area Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force, and chairs CASA's Climate Emergency Mobilization Committee.
Positions in brief
White's platform centers on climate equity, calling for expanding Alameda's urban tree canopy, prioritizing climate investment in historically underserved neighborhoods, dedicated climate-program funding, and open, data-driven public processes on land-use decisions.
White wants to expand Alameda's urban tree canopy from about 9% toward 30%, arguing this reduces carbon, air pollution, asthma and heart-disease risk, and extreme-heat exposure, and has proposed targeting underserved West End neighborhoods through a 'Planting Our Future' initiative, noting that tree canopy tends to be far denser in wealthier neighborhoods. He calls climate change 'our single greatest threat as a city' and supports the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan's 2030 goals, prioritizing climate investment in impacted communities of color and additional sustainability staffing. He has proposed a dedicated climate tax or Climate Equity Action Fund modeled on Berkeley's Measure HH. On land-use process, he has criticized specific city decisions as insufficiently open, calling for a fair, public, data-driven process. On the economy, he supports greening the Webster Street business corridor with more trees and green space to boost walkability and attract visitors.
On the issues
- Environment, Energy & Climate
Wants to expand Alameda's urban tree canopy from about 9% toward 30%, prioritizing underserved West End neighborhoods for public-health and cooling benefits.
“one oak tree will store 658 pounds of carbon a year on average”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Calls climate change the city's greatest threat and supports the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan's 2030 carbon-reduction goals, with equity-focused investment.
“The climate crisis is our single greatest threat as a city.”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports a climate tax or Climate Equity Action Fund modeled on Berkeley's Measure HH to fund local climate action.
“I would support a climate tax or a Climate Equity Action Fund like Berkeley's Measure HH that would raise $2.4 million a year for local climate action.”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Calls for a fair, open, public, data-driven process on land-use and housing decisions rather than what he views as rushed procedures.
“This is not fair nor open process that we expect from Council.”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Supports expanding tree canopy and green space along Webster Street to improve walkability and attract residents and visitors.
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