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State Budget Includes $36 Million Dollar Commitment to a Regional Park at Point Molate
July 21, 2022
The Sierra Club joins the Point Molate Alliance and many Richmond residents in thanking Governor Gavin Newsom for signing a state budget that includes $36 million for the East Bay Regional Park District to achieve a community park at Point Molate.
North Richmond Communities and Sierra Club Create New Standards For Warehouse Development
July 14, 2022
As e-commerce continues to grow as a share of the economy, warehouse and last-mile delivery center developments have been proliferating around the Bay Area, from SoMA to East Oakland to Hayward to Fremont. North Richmond, an unincorporated part of...
Sierra Club Bay Chapter 2022 Awards Honor Visionaries, Activists, Stalwarts
July 12, 2022
On Saturday, September 17th, the Sierra Club’s Bay Area community will gather together in Berkeley to honor and celebrate the 2022 recipients of the San Francisco Bay Chapter awards. Each of these extraordinary environmental leaders has made lasting...
Chapter Searching for New Secretary
July 11, 2022
The San Francisco Bay Chapter Executive Committee is looking for a Secretary to participate in meetings and record minutes. This position requires strong attention to detail, timeliness, quick typing (or note-taking) skills, familiarity with Google...
Webinar: Updates on Contra Costa Drilling Ban Campaign
July 8, 2022
A community-led campaign is working to end new permitting of oil and gas drilling and phase out existing drilling in Contra Costa County, with protective provisions for those fossil fuel workers whose jobs could be impacted. If you want to learn...
Let’s Get Together! In-Person Awards Party on Sept. 17
June 29, 2022
On Saturday, September 17th, we will be gathering together for delicious food, drinks, music and mingling on the lovely open-air terrace at the Brower Center in downtown Berkeley. Join us to catch up with old friends, make some new ones, and cheer...
$15 Million At Stake in East Bay Community Energy Budget
June 13, 2022
Join us in urging the Board of the East Bay Community Energy to reject a costly proposal and instead refocus ratepayer funds back to the agency's core goals of cleaner energy and local development.
Remembering Virginia "Ginny" Palmer
June 10, 2022
Everyone called her Ginny, in her roles as staff member and volunteer with the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club. In the late 1980s, Ginny was manager of the Chapter bookstore on College Avenue in Oakland, and also, as a volunteer, ran...
Take Action: Stop Oil and Gas Drilling in Contra Costa County
May 4, 2022
Contra Costa County is currently revising its General Plan, which will dictate land use policy for the next twenty years. Unfortunately, the new oil and gas policy it’s proposing still allows oil and gas extraction on County land. It’s time for us...
Richmond City Council Approves Green-Blue New Deal
May 3, 2022
In the same week the Supreme Court struck down the Clean Water Act and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report told us “Delay Is Death,” the City of Richmond approved a Green-Blue New Deal for implementation. A major victory for...