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Alameda to consider new inclusionary housing proposal
September 1, 2016
The City of Alameda's vice-mayor Frank Matarrese (endorsed by the Sierra Club in last election) is pushing to raise the inclusionary housing requirements in Alameda. His proposal would increase the percentage of affordable housing units and provide...
Polluting gun range in Chabot to close by Sept. 20
September 1, 2016
On September 20th, the Chabot Gun Club located in Anthony Chabot Regional Park will close its doors forever, finally bringing an end to five decades of lead and noise pollution.
Local clean energy programs moving forward
September 1, 2016
Community Choice energy is catching on across the region, confirming the Bay Area’s position as a leader in the transition to a clean energy economy. Depending where you live, your home or business may already be powered by the cleaner electricity...
Berkeley buildings to go Deep Green?
August 30, 2016
Berkeley’s buildings may soon go green — Deep Green. The Berkeley Zero Net Energy++ Working Group has drafted a proposal that, if adopted, will make Berkeley’s Building Code a model of green, low-toxic, sustainable building practices. This group of...
Problems with Priority Development Areas could hamper region's GHG-reduction strategy
August 29, 2016
Contra Costa and Marin Counties are falling behind on building much-needed transit-friendly housing as part of their planned Priority Development Areas: areas of infill development identified to house most of the 2.3 million new residents expected...
Chapter ExCom applications due soon
August 29, 2016
If you're interested in running for a position on the Bay Chapter Executive Committee or the Executive Committee for your local group, heads up: Applications are due soon! To be considered for nomination, applications must be received by September...
How we won the campaign to block coal exports through Oakland
August 19, 2016
Over a year after first discovering deceptive plans to export coal through the Oakland Army Base, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously on July 19 to ban coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) storage and handling in the city. The ordinance became...
An antidote to all that Trumpian bluster
August 18, 2016
In a year when empty boasts and bravado are all too prevalent on the national stage, I want to tell you about two people who have quietly and tirelessly served our country for decades. Rangers Betty Reid Soskin and Mia Monroe embody the best of the...
Richmond must open up the planning process for Point Molate
August 16, 2016
Point Molate is the large but little-known hilly peninsula jutting northward into the Bay at Richmond's western edge. The fate of this historic and ecologically important resource is being decided without public participation, in closed-session...
Delta tunnels on trial — and headed for extinction?
August 16, 2016
A critical phase in the campaign to stop Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed giant tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has begun.