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New golf course contract complicates Marin County plans for new park acquisition
April 11, 2018
Last month, Marin County succeeded in lining up a multi-million dollar grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board that would enable the county to buy the San Geronimo Golf Course for public open space and restore salmon habitat. But...
Metropolitan Water District vote advances environmentally damaging "twin tunnels" project
April 11, 2018
The large Southern California water wholesaler, the Metropolitan Water District, voted yesterday, 60.83 percent to 39.17 percent, to support and fund two environmentally damaging tunnels through the San Francisco Bay Delta.
Infusion of volunteers needed to collect signatures for Antioch's Protect Sand Creek Area initiative
April 10, 2018
The signature drive to qualify the Sand Creek Area Protection Initiative is halfway done on the calendar, but we’re running slightly behind the pace needed to guarantee qualification for the November election.
Don't let the SFPUC undermine our chance to revive the Delta
March 29, 2018
The San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary is in critical decline. The State’s Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revive the struggling Delta and the rivers that feed it, including the Tuolumne. Unfortunately...
Judge's ruling puts Martinez open space initiative on the ballot — but a challenge remains
March 20, 2018
After winning an important victory in court, the Martinez Open Space and Park Protection Initiative has officially been added to the June 5 Primary Election ballot. However, following its loss in court, the Martinez City Council has placed its own...
Sierra Club and allies petition EPA to reject refinery’s secret tar sands expansion permit
March 20, 2018
Communities for a Better Environment, the Sierra Club, and allied groups are petitioning the U.S. EPA to revoke a permit for expanded refining of heavy oil at the Phillips 66 plant in Rodeo that was approved by the Bay Area Air Quality Management...
Bay Chapter endorses candidates for national Sierra Club board
March 15, 2018
National Sierra Club elections are underway. Please VOTE! A democratic Sierra Club demands grassroots participation.
Take action: No more delays for Berkeley Way transit-oriented housing
March 12, 2018
At its March 13th meeting, the Berkeley City Council will discuss the Berkeley Way project — the city's most ambitious development for affordable and supportive housing for the homeless in over a decade. Tuesday's meeting is our chance to make a...
Speak up for local clean energy on March 21
March 7, 2018
We urgently need people to speak to the board of East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), Alameda County’s new not-for-profit power program, in support of the development of local clean energy resources in the East Bay. The board needs to hear how local...
A "peak bagger" photographs Bay Area high points
February 28, 2018
Travel photographer David Sanger has hiked hundreds of peaks, ridges, and mountains in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2014 he began a comprehensive effort to hike and photograph Bay Area peaks, at one point climbing a new peak each day for 121...