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Effort to save Antioch's Sand Creek area rests with city council
August 22, 2018
The next step to add increased protection to 1,200 acres of beautiful Antioch scenery, endangered species habitat, and creek corridor in the Sand Creek area is to ask Antioch City Council to adopt the "Let Antioch Voters Decide" Initiative. If this...
Unregulated landfills are a problem in rural Alameda County
August 22, 2018
In a rural areas of Alameda County like Palomares Canyon (south of Castro Valley), residents have seen as many as 40 truckloads of construction debris or dirt dumped each day. There are 28 dumping sites known to the County. Residents have been...
With waste, it's simple: Source Separation works, Mixed Waste Processing doesn’t
August 15, 2018
Today, there are two main types of recycling systems. Source separation, used in Berkeley, collects paper and containers separately. Single stream, used in most other Bay Area cities, mixes paper and containers all in one cart, with machines and...
Introducing Rainbow Sierrans
August 15, 2018
Founded in 1986, and now in our 32nd year, the San Francisco Bay Chapter Gay and Lesbian Sierrans (GLS) was the Sierra Club’s first gay and lesbian activities section, and we continue to be one of the largest in the country. Over the past year, our...
Support the State Water Board in balancing water needs for humans and the environment
August 13, 2018
On August 21 the State Water Board will hold a final hearing on its proposal to require increased freshwater flows in three tributaries of the San Joaquin River.
Participate in planning Point Molate’s future to benefit all Richmond residents
August 9, 2018
Richmond’s Point Molate is unique and beautiful public resource whose future hangs in the balance. The land was transferred to the City of Richmond in the mid-1990s after the US Navy closed its fuel-loading depot at the site. Since then, planning at...
Two bad ballot measures deserve a NO on November ballot
August 7, 2018
Sierra Club California has taken an “Oppose” position on two bad ballot measures on the November ballot: Proposition 3 and Proposition 6.
Family art days August 4 & 19 to RISE for Climate, Jobs & Justice!
July 31, 2018
We are gearing up to RISE for Climate, Jobs & Justice: the biggest climate march the West Coast has ever seen! To prepare to make a big impact at the September 8th march in San Francisco, join us this month for two days of art making.
Sierra Club California legislative priority list released
July 24, 2018
Each year, Sierra Club California staff and volunteer leaders work together to analyze and determine Club positions on hundreds of bills at the legislature. From among those on which we take a position, a number rise to the top as priority bills...
Richmond unanimously passes resolution in support of state Buy Clean effort
July 24, 2018
On July 17, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously in favor of adopting a resolution supporting State implementation of the Buy Clean California Act to help reduce climate pollution.