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Microbrewery ordinance has unresolved impacts on agricultural lands
September 13, 2018
In recent months, Alameda County staff have circulated proposed zoning amendments, adding microbrewing as a permitted use in agricultural areas. Without a requirement that the production of beer be derivative from crops cultivated in Alameda County...
Judge sides with open government in case about Point Molate's future
September 12, 2018
There was an important legal victory for open government this week. In strong language, a federal judge suggested she was inclined to deny the City of Richmond’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by environmental groups (with the...
Get on the bus to Fresno to save our clean car standards
September 11, 2018
In August the Trump administration unveiled its new proposed fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks, which would roll back the clean car standards for these vehicles put in place under the Obama...
Help spread clean transit buses across the state
September 11, 2018
The main state agency that oversees air pollution control is set to consider the Innovative Clean Transit Rule to make sure local transit agencies phase out their polluting buses and phase in clean, zero-emission electric buses. Please help get this...
Victory! Antioch City Council adopts initiative to protect 1,400 acres
September 6, 2018
On Tuesday, August 28th, the Antioch City Council voted 3-1 to adopt the “Let Antioch Voters Decide: Sand Creek Area Protection Initiative”. After years of working on the Sand Creek area and a year of intense activity to write and qualify our...
March with the Sierra Club contingent this Saturday for Climate, Jobs & Justice
September 6, 2018
The March for Climate, Jobs & Justice is this Saturday in San Francisco! Meet up with us to get Sierra Club swag and march with our contingent. We're meeting outside Boudin Bakery Cafe at 4 Embarcadero Center. Meet us around 10 am; we march at...
Help paint the Sierra Club mural at Saturday's RISE for Climate, Jobs & Justice March
September 5, 2018
Come be a part of creating the Sierra Club's mural as part of the Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice mobilization on September 8th! We will be painting an original mural design with John Muir's message, "Keep close to Nature's heart." Our mural...
Alameda County welcomes a clean new energy supplier
September 4, 2018
Many already know that East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) is the new electric power supplier serving most of Alameda County. EBCE is the result of a five-plus-year effort by Alameda County’s elected officials to create an alternative to PG&E, the...
Rainbow Sierrans' Beth Bittle wins Michener Award for outings leadership
September 4, 2018
Every year the Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter bestows the Dave and Pat Michener Outings Leadership Award on a local outings leader who embodies the Sierra Club’s motto to “explore, enjoy, and protect the planet.” Beth Bittle is the deserving...
Public land for the public good: an opportunity for new affordable housing in Oakland
September 4, 2018
The high costs of land and construction compound the challenges of preserving and producing an adequate supply of affordable housing and protecting vulnerable residents from displacement. But Oakland has a key resource it hasn't yet leveraged: the...