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A breakthrough for Clipper Cove
November 17, 2016
The proposed plan for a new marina in Clipper Cove at Treasure Island has recently changed dramatically and for the better. Real estate speculator Darius Anderson, who had been pushing to close off Clipper Cove entirely to build a private luxury...
After a loss, a new phase in the fight to save Tesla Park
October 26, 2016
On October 21st, the State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Commission voted unanimously (7-0) to approve and certify a plan to expand a 1,500-acre off-highway vehicle park onto one of the most pristine and ecologically important...
Bay Chapter endorsements look to promote affordable housing, deter displacement
October 26, 2016
Displacement take a huge toll on Bay Area communities, tearing apart families and uprooting lives. And displacement is also bad for the environment. That's why the Sierra Club supports policies that protect renters' rights and prevent evictions;...
Call for change at the voting booth! Come to pre-election phonebanks
October 19, 2016
The Sierra Club's SF Bay Chapter is hosting four pre-election phonebanking events and we need volunteers! We'll be dialing Sierra Club members in our chapter area to let them know about our endorsements of local ballot measures and candidates who...
A chance for the State to right a wrong at Tesla Park
October 17, 2016
By Kathryn PhillipsIt isn't often that state bureaucracies get a chance to correct a bad decision before it's too late. One of those rare opportunities will come up this Friday, October 21, before the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission...
Help pass Monterey County's fracking ban: Measure Z
October 12, 2016
So many candidates, propositions, and issues (and not a little craziness) pulling us in so many directions as November 8th approaches! In the midst of all this, it might be easy to skip over the struggle in Monterey County. That would be a shame...
Community hails formation of Alameda County clean power provider
October 5, 2016
Community, environment, and labor organizations are celebrating the Alameda County Board of Supervisors’ decision on October 4th to approve establishing a Community Choice energy program that would maximize community benefits and include community...
Election 2016: Please consider hitting the road to Reno
October 4, 2016
The Sierra Club is looking for folks to travel to Nevada for a few days or a couple weekends prior to Election Day to walk neighborhoods and help get out the vote for Hillary Clinton and Catherine Cortez Masto for US Senate. What better way to...
Will the State protect our rivers and the Delta?
October 4, 2016
The State Water Resource Control Board (Water Board) has just issued a draft ruling that could result in greater freshwater flows for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Benicia City Council votes unanimously to stop hazardous crude-by-rail project
September 21, 2016
Benicia residents and communities across California and the nation can finally breath a sigh of relief. Yesterday evening, after several years of debate and strong push-back from residents throughout California, the Benicia City Council voted...