Category: City & County Initiatives
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.
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.
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Pacheco Pass Is Getting a Second Wind
In Pacheco Pass, a decades-old wind farm is getting an upgrade that will double CleanPowerSF’s wind energy.
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.
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.
El Cerrito Bets on Car-Free Living
An East Bay city is building more than 700 housing units on BART parking lots.
Pleasant Hill Gets Sustainable Street Improvements
An intersection redesign with safer bike lanes earned a national Complete Streets award, while sparking mixed reactions from drivers.
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.
Can Colgan Creek Do It All? Santa Rosa Reimagines Flood Control
A restoration project blends old-school flood control with modern green infrastructure. Is this how California can manage runoff from future megastorms?
High-Concept Plans for a High-Risk Shoreline
OneShoreline’s effort to shield the Millbrae-Burlingame shoreline from flooding has to balance cost, habitat, and airport safety.
Two Workshops Daylight Alameda-Oakland Shore Solutions
A collaborative planning committee is shopping strategies to safeguard East Bay shores from sea level rise, groundwater, and stormwater flooding.
Lighting a Fire Under K-12 Climate Literacy
In a sixth-grade Petaluma classroom, children are exploring how to make wind energy, fulfilling new state mandates to build climate literacy.