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Repurposing Urban Lots & Waterfronts: Ashland Grove Park, Palo Alto Levee, and India Basin

by Sonya Bennett-Brandt | Oct 14, 2025 | Climate Change Effects, Design, Flooding, Health, Infrastructure, Quick Read, Sea Level Rise, The Practice

In this edition of our professional column, we look at how groups are reimagining a lot in Ashland Grove and shorelines in San Francisco and Palo Alto.

Backyard Harvests Reduce Waste

by Stephanie Lam | Oct 14, 2025 | Food & Ag, Quick Read

A Cupertino Rotary Club program led by Vidula Aiyer harvests backyard fruit and reduces greenhouse gases.

Digging in the Dirt Got Me Into Student Climate Action

by Sydney Quan | Oct 14, 2025 | Chatter, Citizen Stories, Garden, Nature

A public garden at El Cerrito High School in the East Bay inspired my love of nature and my decision to study environmental science at UCLA.

King Kong Levee: Two Miles Done, Two To Go

by KDT Staff | Oct 14, 2025 | Fight or Flight, Flooding, Infrastructure, Quick Read, Sea Level Rise

Two miles of levee are now in place as part of the project to protect Alviso and parts of San Jose, but construction will last much longer.

Making Shade a Priority in LA: An Interview with Sam Bloch

by Maylin Tu | Oct 14, 2025 | Art & Lit, Chatter, Heat

After witnessing fire disasters in neighboring counties, Marin formed a unique fire prevention authority and taxpayers funded it. Thirty projects and three years later, the county is clearer of undergrowth.

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Repurposing Urban Lots & Waterfronts: Ashland Grove Park, Palo Alto Levee, and India Basin

Backyard Harvests Reduce Waste

Digging in the Dirt Got Me Into Student Climate Action

King Kong Levee: Two Miles Done, Two To Go

Making Shade a Priority in LA: An Interview with Sam Bloch