Chapter Updates

Even with the narrow defeat of Measure C, a 2018 ballot initiative to curb open space development in Napa Valley, conservationists are insisting that growth be checked to protect watersheds, riparian habitat and the oak woodlands on the hills...

On May 30, the City of Vallejo will hold a hearing and vote on the status of the VMT/Orcem cement factory and deep water port project. According to published reports, the company has failed to complete paperwork and deal with monetary issues...

Despite clear public opposition to a proposed Safeway gas station in east Petaluma, the city council on April 1 approved Safeway’s plan without requiring an environmental impact report. Opponents, including Sierra Club Sonoma Group, spoke out...

By Joe Feller, Solano Group ChairThe Sierra Club speaks with one voice!  There is no better slogan highlighting recent events in the long running battle against the Orcem cement factory and VMT deep water port in Vallejo. Beginning with an...

Our newest staff organizer, Terilyn Chen, will work across three Northern California Sierra Club chapters — the San Francisco Bay Chapter, the Redwood Chapter, and the Mother Lode Chapter. What do these three chapters all have in common? Among...

Corporations are pushing unpopular projects through city and county planning departments with little care for the well being of the communities they claim they are serving. Fortunately, grassroots groups have organized to fight these projects,...

On February 9 Sierra Club California followed the lead of Redwood Chapter and other chapters and groups across the state in declaring a climate emergency.  “There’s no time to waste,” said Chapter Climate Committee Chair Randal MacDonald. “...

Redwood Chapter members attended the Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s Workshop on Economic Justice on Jan. 17 in San Francisco. Recognizing impacts that may come from developments on economically challenged communities, the...

Petaluma residents fighting a proposed Safeway gas station on the west side of town have had a rollercoaster of a ride since they banded together in the summer of 2018. The group, all of whom live in the residential neighborhood near the corner of...

On Feb. 4, transit activists will draw attention to the importance of affordable and accessible bus service in actions across the country. The date honors Rosa Parks on her birthday, a nod to her refusal to give up her seat on the bus in 1955,...