Category: Money
Affordability Top of Mind For 6 Oaklanders This Election Season
KneeDeep’s Alex McCutcheon spent a recent afternoon asking passers by along Lake Merritt for their thoughts on affordability and climate change.
Regional Housing Agency Invests in Affordability
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority is launching a loan program to support the construction of mixed-income rental properties.
How to Make Conservation a Career
California nonprofits are developing paid apprenticeships to prepare workers for the growing ecological restoration economy.
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Affordability Top of Mind For 6 Oaklanders This Election Season
KneeDeep’s Alex McCutcheon spent a recent afternoon asking passers by along Lake Merritt for their thoughts on affordability and climate change.
The Sleepy Midterm Race with the Biggest Influence on Climate Policy
Typically an undercovered downballot race in the past, the election of California’s next insurance commissioner could reshape the state’s fire and flood coverage.
Regional Housing Agency Invests in Affordability
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority is launching a loan program to support the construction of mixed-income rental properties.
How to Make Conservation a Career
California nonprofits are developing paid apprenticeships to prepare workers for the growing ecological restoration economy.
Unmasking Regionalism
Regional leaders say the Bay Area has built ambitious climate resilience plans. Now comes the harder task: funding and implementing them.
The Climate Questions Facing Bay Area Voters This Spring
Important details about votes on transit funding, open space preservation, wildfire prevention, and earthquake prep this Election Day.
Finding the Sweet Spot for Local Economies
The theory of Doughnut Economics proposes a society that balances environmental sustainability with social well-being.
A New Tax to Maintain Green Spaces Around Santa Clara?
If passed, Measure D would would raise $17 million annually for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority.
More Signatures Needed to Save Bay Area Transit
A coalition of transit advocates needs at least 200,000 signatures to put a measure on the November ballot to fund public transit.
Hundreds Protest Proposed Cuts to San Francisco Environment Department
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office has introduced sweeping budget cuts for the next fiscal year, including reduced support for climate action.
Without Transit Rescue Measure, Bay Area Faces Major Climate Setback
BART, Caltrain, Muni, and AC Transit could face devastating cuts, pushing thousands more cars onto Bay Area roads, unless voters intervene.
Insurance Innovations Reward Communities Trying to Reduce Climate Risk
Fires and floods are scaring insurance companies away from disaster zones, but communities are doing their part to improve outcomes.