Mayor Kevin Johnson held a second meeting on his Greenwise initiative Tuesday at Sacramento City College detailing his monthly plans through December and highlighting his four major focuses within the project.

The “Four Major Principles” Johnson discussed were regional economy, green jobs, innovative policies and green IQ.

Regional economy was emphasized at the meeting and Johnson said that for this project to work, the entire region, which consists of 6 six counties and 22 cities, must all work together and make the leap simultaneously.

“There are strength in numbers,” he said. “If we look at just one policy for one city, we will not have a competitive advantage. It has to be a region.”

Johnson described his month-to-month layout of how he wants the project to move. It will end in December with a clear and realistic goal, and a final action plan should be written and available by January 2011.

“It’ll be a document that’s bound, something that we feel very proud of,” he said. “We will have all contributed, not one person more than another, all of us collectively will be contributing to this action plan.”

Johnson showcased his five new policy headings, each with a policy team and leader: energy, waste/recycling, water/nature, green building and green/clean tech.

The highlight of the meeting was the 16-year-old special guest, Alec Loorz, a high school student from Los Angeles who travels around the country speaking to students about global warming. He also manages his own online community “Kids VS Global Warming.”

“I believe that we are up to the challenge, but we have to begin now,” he said. “We are the future, but we are more than that. We are here now. We are the present and our voices do make a difference. So let’s now all work together. Who’s with me?”

For more information, visit
www.greenwisesacramento.com and www.kids-vs-global-warming.com