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Controversial Tassajara Parks development aims to breach urban limit line
November 28, 2018
The controversial 125-unit “Tassajara Parks” project planned for the protected side of the County’s Urban Limit Line, next to Danville, has been on hold for months. Now that the elections have settled some political questions bearing on ultimate...
Band-aid on a broken leg? Chevron settles with EPA over 2012 Richmond refinery fire
November 28, 2018
Unknown to personnel in Richmond’s Chevron refinery, the walls of an eight-inch pipe carrying a 450-degree, high-sulfur oil distillation were getting dangerously thin. Refinery personnel were aware that sulfur in material flowing through a carbon...
As the crows—and other birds—fly
November 28, 2018
We tend to think of birds as very similar, but according to Eddie Bartley, they can be as different from each other as a giraffe is from a mouse. This difference in bird species is especially true when it comes to migration, a stressful and risky...
SF interests clash over Bay-Delta restoration plan
November 28, 2018
Shockingly, San Francisco's water agency has sided with the Trump administration to oppose the Bay-Delta restoration plan — even though the science is clear that we can protect water supplies for San Francisco and revive our waterways.
Oakland terminates lease for would-be coal exporter
November 28, 2018
In a dramatic new challenge to developer Phil Tagami’s plan to export coal through a new marine terminal at the former army base in West Oakland, the City of Oakland has announced that the 66-year lease on the city-owned property has been terminated...
How the midterms results affect water issues in California
November 20, 2018
We are very pleased that California voters rejected Proposition 3, the poorly crafted, pay-to-play water bond. Prop. 3 would have sent $750 million taxpayer dollars to reconstruct the San Joaquin Valley’s Friant-Kern Canal — an infrastructure...
Does your school district have a plan for climate education?
November 19, 2018
Has your school district gone on record acknowledging climate change and committing to educate their students on this ever growing threat? If not, why not? Could it be that no one has asked them? Perhaps you could be the one who does (backed up by...
Midterm election recap
November 15, 2018
Thank you to everyone who voted in the November 6th election! The Sierra Club endorsed 88 candidates at the local, state, and federal levels to represent the region covered by the SF Bay Chapter (Marin, SF, Contra Costa, and Alameda counties). As...
In memory of Janis Kate Turner: a dedicated environmentalist
November 14, 2018
Janis Kate Turner passed away on October 30, 2018. She was an amazing woman who dedicated her life to making our community and beyond a better place for all. In her advocacy, Janis helped to establish urban growth boundary lines, protect groundwater...
Alameda County set to adopt flawed microbrewery ordinance for agricultural areas
November 14, 2018
In an effort to promote agriculture and agricultural tourism in Alameda County, the county Planning Department has proposed an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance that would permit microbreweries the unincorporated agricultural areas. The...