Category: Equity
Mayor Pushes Suisun City To Do Better
Mayor Alma Hernandez has devoted herself to preparing her community for a warming world.
The Path to a Just Transition for Benicia’s Refinery Workers
As Valero prepares to shutter its Benicia oil refinery, 400 jobs hang in the balance. Can California ensure a just transition for fossil fuel workers?
Slow Progress on Shade For California’s Hottest Desert Towns
Coachella Valley communities face record temperatures with little shade. Policy changes lag as local groups push for heat equity.
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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.
Mayor Pushes Suisun City To Do Better
Mayor Alma Hernandez has devoted herself to preparing her community for a warming world.
The Path to a Just Transition for Benicia’s Refinery Workers
As Valero prepares to shutter its Benicia oil refinery, 400 jobs hang in the balance. Can California ensure a just transition for fossil fuel workers?
Slow Progress on Shade For California’s Hottest Desert Towns
Coachella Valley communities face record temperatures with little shade. Policy changes lag as local groups push for heat equity.
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.
Training Future Farmers To Grow More Than Food
At a Bay Area collective for BIPOC and queer farmers, Brooke Porter and Alexa Levy are fighting to build an inclusive food system from the soil up.
When Housing and Climate Crises Collide
Marin’s failure to develop truly affordable housing sparks debate about equitable growth and climate resilience in a fast-gentrifying county.
Pajaro Residents Weigh In on How to Use Climate Funds
At the Climate of Hope Fair in Pajaro Valley, locals shared ideas on climate funding priorities, from park access to farmworker safety. Learn how the community is guiding climate resilience efforts with the nonprofit Regeneración Pajaro Valley.
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 de las comunidades latinas. Midiendo los niveles de contaminación y limpiando un arroyo local, esta organización está transformando los barrios de primera línea, aquellos más afectados por el cambio climático.
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.
Los Niños de San Rafael Enfrentan a los Niveles Crecientes del Mar
En un programa para unir a jóvenes a la planificación de la adaptación climática, estudiantes de quinto grado hicieron modelos de sus hogares y ciudades, y diseños para mejorarlos.
Sizing Up Progress on Nature-Based Infrastructure
A May 2024 environmental conference covers levees, seawalls, reefs, wetlands, and other climate resilient shoreline designs for the Bay Area.