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California Director
Heather Fargo
Mayor, City of Sacramento, California
Mayor Heather Fargo was born in Oakland, CA and grew up in the Central
Valley. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental
Planning and Management from the University of California, Davis in
1975. In 1981, she earned a Certificate of Completion from the Revenue
Sources Management School in Boulder, Colorado. Mayor Fargo went on to
complete the State and Local Government Executive Program at the John
F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1991. First
elected to the City Council in 1989, representing District One, she was
re-elected to a second term in 1994, and a third term in 1998. She was
elected to a four-year term as Mayor in November 2000 and was
re-elected to a second term in March 2004 beginning in November of
2004. Mayor Fargo has always played an active role in protecting the
environment. She was a founding member and the first secretary of the
Sacramento Tree Foundation, which is an important voice in Sacramento’s
environmental community. In addition, she served as a board member of
the Environmental Council of Sacramento from 1983-1989. Both as a
member of the City Council and now as Mayor, Heather Fargo continues to
be an advocate of after-school programs for students throughout the
City and has been instrumental in bringing the Boys and Girls Club to
several underserved areas of the city. In an attempt to coordinate the
efforts of leaders of the educational community, Mayor Fargo
established the Mayor’s Commission on Sacramento Youth and she continue
to sponsor the annual Mayor’s Summer Reading Camps for local elementary
students in addition to serving as Co-Chair of the Healthy Kids Healthy
Future Commission. Mayor Fargo currently serves as Chair of the
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) Board of Directors, as
well as on the boards of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments
(SACOG), Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization, Waterfront
Advisory Committee, the regional collaborative Mayor’s and Board Chair
Forum, the Crocker Art Museum, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, and
in addition, she is the current Second Vice President of the League of
California Cities and represents the City as a member of the Advisory
Board for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. She is an especially strong
advocate for downtown and waterfront development, parks and open
spaces, libraries, community participation and environmental
protection. Mayor Fargo is an avid gardener, growing award winning
tomatoes, and loves to frequent the Farmers Market of Sacramento.
