Juan Pablo Pérez-Burgos Archives

Sonoma Vineyard Workers Burn toward a Better Future

A group of immigrant farmworkers are forming a worker-owned cooperative to bring back Indigenous burning practices that used to revitalize the soil.... Read more.

Los trabajadores de los viñedos de Sonoma queman por un futuro mejor

Un grupo de trabajadores agrícolas inmigrantes está formando una cooperativa de propiedad de los trabajadores para recuperar las prácticas indígenas de quema... Read more.

Drawing of a tent with green trees inside and people sitting at tables and chairs, and an air purifier connected to the outside.

Is Rising Heat Making It Harder for West Oakland to Breathe?

West Oakland has asthma rates 7x higher than the rest of California. As heat waves get more frequent, residents like longtime activist Ms. Margaret Gordon are sounding... Read more.

El cambio climático hace que respirar en West Oakland sea cada vez más difícil

West Oakland tiene tasas de asma siete veces más altas que el resto de California. A medida que las olas de calor se intensifican, residentes como la activista... Read more.

A large overhead rendering of El Cerrito Plaza in the North Bay with several proposed high-rise apartment buildings in the center surrounding a train station.

El Cerrito Bets on Car-Free Living

An East Bay city is building more than 700 housing units on BART parking lots.... Read more.

What You Need to Know About Artificial Turf

As the World Cup comes to the Bay Area, artificial turf is facing renewed scrutiny. Is it safe for players and the environment?... Read more.

Lo que debes saber sobre las canchas de pasto sintético

Mientras el Mundial se acerca al Área de la Bahía, el pasto sintético vuelve a estar bajo la lupa. ¿Es seguro para los jugadores y el medio ambiente?... Read more.

A woman in a blue jacket, a brown hat, purple pants and carrying a clipboard speaks to a group of about eight students in front of a large tree and a marsh

Who Will Inherit the Estuary? Training for a Rough Future

The six-month program teaches students aged 17 -24 about the challenges facing communities around the SF Estuary, from Stockton to East Palo Alto.... Read more.

Sheree Rayford live painting an exclusive mural for the summit. Photo: Brianna Casanares/Greenbelt Alliance

Training 18 New Community Leaders in a Resilience Hot Spot

A June 7 event minted 18 new community leaders now better-equipped to care for Suisun City and Fairfield through pollution, heat, smoke, and high water.... Read more.

Mayor Pushes Suisun City To Do Better

Mayor Alma Hernandez has devoted herself to preparing her community for a warming world.... Read more.

In Uncertain Times, the Port of Oakland Goes Electric

A $322M grant powers Oakland's port electrification — cleaning air, cutting emissions, and investing in community justice.... Read more.

Rise South City busca aire limpio para South San Francisco

Francesca Pedraza y Rise South City están instalando monitores de calidad del aire para ver cómo las avenidas que atraviesan South San Francisco afectan la salud... Read more.

South City Trapped by Freeways But Rising

Francesca Pedraza and Julio Garcia are installing air quality monitors and cleaning a local creek, bringing change to frontline neighborhoods.... Read more.

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