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Tell the Air District to Institute Zero-Emission Appliance Standards
October 15, 2021
On Monday, October 18th the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is unveiling two rules that would ultimately lead to the phase-out of gas furnaces and water heaters by instituting zero-emission appliance standards. We are asking the...
Governor Newsom and Legislature Strike Deal to Save Tesla Park!
September 7, 2021
In September, a long-awaited agreement was reached with the Legislature, the Governor, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation to protect the environmentally sensitive and habitat-rich Tesla Park from off-highway vehicle use. This deal...
Amazon Warehouses in Hayward Won’t Help a Just Recovery in the East Bay
August 27, 2021
After a year and a half of devastating job losses and health impacts from the pandemic, Hayward is facing tough decisions on which path to take on the road to a just recovery. Nowhere is that more clear than with two proposed Amazon last-mile...
Members Choose, Members Get Involved, Members Vote
August 27, 2021
While some members get involved in outings and actions, very few participate in voting for our leaders — with only two percent turnout in last year’s election. You have until November to learn more about possible leaders, express your opinions to...
Green Friday Programs Continue Into Fall as Chapter Seeks Volunteer Program Coordinator
August 27, 2021
Join us virtually on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for presentations on some of the most interesting and important environmental issues of our time. The Chapter is seeking a volunteer Green Friday Program Coordinator to help organize...
Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit Against State Over Richmond Toxic Waste Site
August 27, 2021
Earlier in August, the Sierra Club and other community and environmental justice groups filed suit against two state agencies over a proposed development project in South Richmond. The plan is for 4,000 residential units in a mixed-use development...
Help California's Drought by Preparing to Collect Rainwater This Winter
August 27, 2021
The Western region has been in some state of drought since 2000 — the longest stretch of dryness in the past 1,200 years in what many are calling a “megadrought”. And here we are in 2021, with no end in sight. So what can we do to help? By...
Planned Giving and Bequests Are Vital to Our Local Work
August 27, 2021
Bequests to our local chapter support the conservation work right here in the Bay Area. This funding enables the Chapter to continue to protect the natural splendor of the San Francisco Bay Area and its regional wildlands for years to come.
Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing: A Column
August 27, 2021
The Sierra Club Board of Directors adopted the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing in 2014 to guide our work towards greater environmental justice. Yet, these principles remain largely unknown to many of our members. In order to increase the...
Our Inspiring Connections Outdoors Youth Program Celebrates 50 Years
August 27, 2021
Remember your first exciting trip to the wilderness? Our chapter's Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) program offers that experience to urban disadvantaged youth year-round and has been doing so for 50 years! But we need your help to continue this...