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SF's “Keep It in the Ground” ordinance will transition Kern County oil field into solar fields
November 17, 2016
The City of San Francisco has taken a bold stand against profiting from climate disruption, passing legislation on November 15th that prohibits the leasing of city-owned land for fossil fuel extraction. The unanimous decision by the Board of...
Cities sign on to new East Bay clean power agency
November 17, 2016
In the coming months, Alameda County is scheduled to give presentations inviting cities in the county to become founding members of East Bay Community Energy (EBCE). EBCE is the new nonprofit local power agency, which will provide energy consumers a...
I'm ready, are you? A post-election message
November 17, 2016
Often we think of ourselves as a little bubble here in the Bay Area, able to avoid the hazards of presidential politics or federal regulations. I'm afraid, though, that there are some realities ahead that will burst that bubble: an anti-science,...
For water's sake, leave Crystal Springs to the wildlife
November 17, 2016
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has proposed to open its San Mateo Watershed (also called Crystal Springs Watershed) to unsupervised public access. This 23,000-acre watershed and its reservoirs play a crucial role in the Hetch...
A breakthrough for Clipper Cove
November 17, 2016
The proposed plan for a new marina in Clipper Cove at Treasure Island has recently changed dramatically and for the better. Real estate speculator Darius Anderson, who had been pushing to close off Clipper Cove entirely to build a private luxury...
After a loss, a new phase in the fight to save Tesla Park
October 26, 2016
On October 21st, the State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Commission voted unanimously (7-0) to approve and certify a plan to expand a 1,500-acre off-highway vehicle park onto one of the most pristine and ecologically important...
Bay Chapter endorsements look to promote affordable housing, deter displacement
October 26, 2016
Displacement take a huge toll on Bay Area communities, tearing apart families and uprooting lives. And displacement is also bad for the environment. That's why the Sierra Club supports policies that protect renters' rights and prevent evictions;...
Call for change at the voting booth! Come to pre-election phonebanks
October 19, 2016
The Sierra Club's SF Bay Chapter is hosting four pre-election phonebanking events and we need volunteers! We'll be dialing Sierra Club members in our chapter area to let them know about our endorsements of local ballot measures and candidates who...
A chance for the State to right a wrong at Tesla Park
October 17, 2016
By Kathryn PhillipsIt isn't often that state bureaucracies get a chance to correct a bad decision before it's too late. One of those rare opportunities will come up this Friday, October 21, before the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission...
Help pass Monterey County's fracking ban: Measure Z
October 12, 2016
So many candidates, propositions, and issues (and not a little craziness) pulling us in so many directions as November 8th approaches! In the midst of all this, it might be easy to skip over the struggle in Monterey County. That would be a shame...