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Consider running for your Group Executive Committee this fall
May 4, 2020
Our Club needs local oversight and direction. This is the job of Group and Chapter Executive Committee members, who are annually elected by their Sierra Club members/neighbors.
Changing e-bike policy for Mount Tamalpais Watershed risks water, soil and wildlife
April 28, 2020
A debate is underway about allowing electric bikes on Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) land. E-bikes are currently prohibited on the watershed. However, an assertive lobby aimed at reversing the policy has succeeded in getting the board to...
How Bay Area "Community Choice" energy programs are supporting us during COVID-19
April 27, 2020
To help navigate your energy resources during this confusing time, we’ve collected the responses of local Bay Area Community Choice energy providers — East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), MCE, and CleanPowerSF — to COVID-19 in one place. Hopefully this...
SF Bay dredging project would increase oil shipments
April 17, 2020
In yet another assault on the environment and vulnerable communities, the federal government is pushing a proposal to dredge a deeper shipping channel through San Francisco Bay. The Army Corps of Engineers’ plan would scrape a 13-mile path across...
We're calling for a pilot pick-up program for Amazon boxes in Marin County
April 9, 2020
The Sierra Club has signed on to a petition asking that Amazon offer a pilot pickup program in Marin County in which delivery trucks would pick up Amazon boxes and plastic mailers on subsequent deliveries and return them to Amazon warehouses for...
We need the People’s Bailout
April 9, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis ravages the globe and impacts the health and stability of our communities, Congress has responded with a stimulus package that doesn’t satisfy the level of direct aid that needs to be going to the people. We need to prioritize...
Tune in online! Bay Chapter schedules wide-ranging program of virtual events
April 9, 2020
While the coronavirus response requires us to be physically apart, we want to make sure our Sierra Club family can continue to connect, learn, and advance our conservation agenda. As part of that effort, we’re inviting you to join us online...
"Family hours" could safely provide park access during the coronavirus pandemic
April 6, 2020
Based on feedback we’ve received from our members and the local Bay Area community, the Sierra Club’s SF Bay Chapter has reached out to local officials to request that they consider providing designated "family access" hours at parks for families...
We need parks more than ever. Do your part to help keep them open.
March 27, 2020
It's up to all of us to use our parks safely so that they can remain open to the greatest extent possible, for the benefit of all. Overcrowding and unsafe behavior by park users has already forced some park closures in the region. Here are some...
Ideas for keeping the kids entertained and learning at home
March 23, 2020
As a parent sheltering in place with kids I'm more grateful than ever for the skill, patience and professionalism of teachers. While parents don't need to run a coronavirus home school, you're probably looking for ideas to entertain and inform...