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Tell Richmond city officials to pass the Buy Clean resolution on July 10
July 3, 2018
On Tuesday, July 10, the Richmond City Council will vote on a "Buy Clean" resolution. It's an opportunity for the city to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by implementing policies that require products used in public works to come from manufacturers...
Attend the first community planning meeting for Richmond's Point Molate this Saturday, June 23!
June 20, 2018
The first community planning meeting about the future of Richmond's Point Molate will take place this Saturday, June 23, and we urge Richmond residents to attend. Point Molate is an important community resource with great historic and ecological...
Judge invalidates Richmond hills open space initiative
June 19, 2018
In January 2017, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Richmond Hills Initiative, thereby protecting from development 430 acres of ecologically rich hillside land in the El Sobrante Valley of Richmond. Soon afterwards, the...
Centenarian to share Clair Tappaan Lodge history at July 6-8 fundraiser
June 11, 2018
Milton Hildebrand, one of the original Clair Tappaan Lodge builders, will celebrate his 100th birthday on June 15. In July, he will share his stories as part of the Lodge’s annual fundraiser.
Agreement protects Treasure Island’s Clipper Cove and its marine ecosystem
June 7, 2018
The Clipper Cove marina planning process will now move forward based on a MUCH smaller marina design, one matching the footprint of the Minimum Impact design put together by the Treasure Island Sailing Center. The vast majority of the Cove will...
Join the Buy Clean campaign and help California's public works projects go green
June 7, 2018
Last year, Sierra Club members and activists helped us pass legislation to create the first state-level Buy Clean policy in the country to help cut greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The policy requires State agencies to purchase...
No excuses: Community Choice energy programs now offer cleaner and cheaper electricity
June 6, 2018
San Francisco's local Community Choice power provider CleanPowerSF now offers cleaner energy at cheaper rates than PG&E. The same goes for MCE, whose default program costs its Marin, Napa, and Contra Costa County customers 2-5% less than PG&...
What the Sierra Club is doing at the local level to tackle the housing crisis
June 6, 2018
How and where we build the necessary housing has serious implications for both people and planet. The Bay Chapter advocates for affordable, infill development in "Priority Development Areas" in order to house the growing population in a way that...
California's first Community Choice energy program now spans three counties
June 6, 2018
In 2010 MCE was formed in Marin County as California’s first Community Choice program — a game-changing alternative to the investor-owned utility model that enables cities and counties to pool electricity customers and form a local power agency....
Alameda County opens up public process to assess amendments to urban growth boundary
June 6, 2018
On April 30th, Alameda County Supervisors Scott Haggerty and Nate Miley convened in Livermore a special meeting of the Transportation and Planning Committee board. The purpose of the gathering was to get district input on amending Measure D, the...