Want Bay Chapter updates in your mailbox? Our members receive a quarterly print version of the Yodeler newsletter, which includes chapter news, campaign updates, and an outings and events calendar. If you aren’t a member, you can sign up here. Memberships start at only $15 per year. You can download the latest Yodeler and browse a partial archive of past issues here.
Take Action to Close Loopholes in SF Building Electrification Ordinance
July 14, 2020
San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman has introduced a draft All-Electric Ordinance that could pave the way for San Francisco’s gas-free future. This is a big step in the right direction, with benefits to health, safety, resilience, and equity....
Support Piedmont's All-Electric Ordinance
July 13, 2020
At 7:30 PM on Monday, July 20th, the Piedmont City Council will consider the first reading of an ordinance implementing reach codes — amendments to the state's Building Energy Efficiency Standards and Electrical Code that are designed to promote...
San Francisco City Hall Plans an End Run Around Environmental Review
July 10, 2020
The San Francisco Planning Department is pushing through City Hall a new policy that would limit environmental reviews for development projects.
Take action to expand Peninsula Watershed access while protecting vital water supply, wildlife habitats
July 9, 2020
Help protect the Peninsula Watershed’s drinking-water quality and habitats for special status species while improving and expanding existing public access programs.
Webinars to help you advance climate literacy in your community's schools: June 30 and July 7
June 26, 2020
Join our Climate Literacy Committee for a Zoom webinar that will show how to advance climate literacy in your community's schools.
A message from chapter leaders on the #BlackLivesMatter protests
June 4, 2020
Recognizing that white silence allows for a culture of white supremacy to continue, and understanding that the history of our nation’s environmental movement is one that excluded—and continues to exclude—a large swath of America, we are determined...
Ninth Circuit judges uphold coal ruling, side with coal terminal developers
June 4, 2020
Three Ninth Circuit judges have upheld a previous decision, overturning the City of Oakland’s prohibition on handling and storage of coal. The Sierra Club will continue to support the city as it looks for a solution that creates jobs at the new...
Sierra Club joins City of Richmond in legal fight to phase out polluting coal dust from shipping terminal
June 1, 2020
The Sierra Club and San Francisco Baykeeper have moved to intervene as full parties in the lawsuits to defend the City of Richmond’s ordinance that phases out the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in the city.
Slow Streets – now and forever?
May 19, 2020
Today’s Slow Streets initiatives continue the momentum of programs like Better Market Street, and show that cities are no longer submitting to the rule of automobiles. Pedestrians and cyclists deserve safer cities both now and beyond our public...
The Nominating Committee: Helping to make the grassroots grow
May 19, 2020
Every year, the work of ensuring free and fair elections for Sierra Club Chapter and Group Executive Committee (ExCom) positions is carried out by a committee you may not have heard much about: the Chapter Nomination Committee (NomCom). The work is...