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The Sierra Club works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making the region's Sustainable Communities Strategy a success.
San Francisco just had its coldest fall day in six years — here’s why it felt so chilly—Looking ahead, the weather service forecasts quiet, uneventful weather through next week…
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S.F. just had its coldest fall day in six years — here’s why it felt so chilly
San Francisco recorded its coldest fall day since 2019 as a temperature inversion kept the city chilly — and left the Sierra unusually warm.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
San Francisco just had its coldest fall day in six years — here’s why it felt so chilly—Looking ahead, the weather service forecasts quiet, uneventful weather through next week…
www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti... @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social
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Friday was San Francisco’s coldest fall day since 2019!
S.F. just had its coldest fall day in six years — here’s why it felt so chilly
San Francisco recorded its coldest fall day since 2019 as a temperature inversion kept the city chilly — and left the Sierra unusually warm.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Friday was San Francisco’s coldest fall day since 2019!
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An earthquake centered near Colma struck early Friday evening. The fault was not known, though the epicenter was in the general vicinity of the San Andreas Fault.
3.2-magnitude earthquake shakes San Mateo County
An earthquake centered near Colma struck early Friday evening. The fault was not known, though the epicenter was in the general vicinity of the San Andreas Fault.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
An earthquake centered near Colma struck early Friday evening. The fault was not known, though the epicenter was in the general vicinity of the San Andreas Fault.
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I lived nearby in Oakland for 8 years and found this crossing terrifying. I waited, often a long time, for a break in traffic because cars did not stop for folks walking.
So glad it’s been significantly improved and appreciate my @bikeeastbay.bsky.social coworker Robert for making this happen!
So glad it’s been significantly improved and appreciate my @bikeeastbay.bsky.social coworker Robert for making this happen!
Last year Piedmont was working on a pedestrian crossing upgrade at Grand/Linda. I was able to get involved & work with staff to upgrade it w bike left turn features as well, including a curbside waiting space & flashing beacon push button oriented to the street.
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I lived nearby in Oakland for 8 years and found this crossing terrifying. I waited, often a long time, for a break in traffic because cars did not stop for folks walking.
So glad it’s been significantly improved and appreciate my @bikeeastbay.bsky.social coworker Robert for making this happen!
So glad it’s been significantly improved and appreciate my @bikeeastbay.bsky.social coworker Robert for making this happen!
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Deep dive review here on the new all-electric postal delivery vans, coming soon to (most of) your neighborhoods.
Very excited my drive report on an important new #EV is now live. This was in the works for a while after Oshkosh was kind enough to let us drive a very early prototype of their Next Generation Delivery Vehicle.
You'll soon see these throughout the U.S. as USPS renews its aged fleet. Watch for 'em!
You'll soon see these throughout the U.S. as USPS renews its aged fleet. Watch for 'em!
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November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Deep dive review here on the new all-electric postal delivery vans, coming soon to (most of) your neighborhoods.
Sausalito updates zoning codes for ADUs—Sausalito’s latest zoning updates could expand the rental housing stock in the city. The updates clarify the rules… www.marinij.com/2025/11/27/s... Steven Rosenfeld MarinIJ
Sausalito updates zoning codes for ADUs
The city had revised its regulations in February, but new state laws necessitated the latest changes.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Sausalito updates zoning codes for ADUs—Sausalito’s latest zoning updates could expand the rental housing stock in the city. The updates clarify the rules… www.marinij.com/2025/11/27/s... Steven Rosenfeld MarinIJ
A stratospheric disruption is occurring — and the impact on California is becoming clearer—Whether this is the whole story or just the opening act before a larger stratospheric disruption… www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti... @gporterwx.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
A stratospheric disruption is occurring — and the impact on California is becoming clearer
Instead of a full polar-vortex breakdown, the atmosphere sent a high-pressure ridge over Alaska — with implications for California’s early-December weather.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A stratospheric disruption is occurring — and the impact on California is becoming clearer—Whether this is the whole story or just the opening act before a larger stratospheric disruption… www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti... @gporterwx.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
How China made cities less noisy—Last year, China laid 32mn square metres of noise-reducing road surfaces and installed 833,000 metres of sound barriers. Local governments have rolled out no-honking zones, barred heavy-duty trucks… www.ft.com/content/ee4b... Eleanor Olcott @financialtimes.com
How China made cities less noisy
Electric vehicles, noise-reducing surfaces and no-honking zones are dampening the din of Beijing
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November 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
How China made cities less noisy—Last year, China laid 32mn square metres of noise-reducing road surfaces and installed 833,000 metres of sound barriers. Local governments have rolled out no-honking zones, barred heavy-duty trucks… www.ft.com/content/ee4b... Eleanor Olcott @financialtimes.com
California weather: Here’s what to expect for Thanksgiving weekend—Similar weather is on tap across California on Friday, but changes are in store Saturday and Sunday. The high-pressure system that has parked over… www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore... @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
California weather: Here’s what to expect for Thanksgiving weekend
It could be the warmest Thanksgiving in 30 years in parts of the state, while other California cities remain trapped beneath thick fog.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
California weather: Here’s what to expect for Thanksgiving weekend—Similar weather is on tap across California on Friday, but changes are in store Saturday and Sunday. The high-pressure system that has parked over… www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore... @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Muni ridership hit post-pandemic high in October, thanks to a popular music festival—The shining moment comes as the city’s beleaguered transit system confronts a $307 million annual budget deficit that… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Muni ridership hit post-pandemic high in October, thanks to a popular music festival
Muni marked its highest ridership since the pandemic in October, with more than 15 million boardings on buses and trains throughout San Francisco.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Muni ridership hit post-pandemic high in October, thanks to a popular music festival—The shining moment comes as the city’s beleaguered transit system confronts a $307 million annual budget deficit that… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
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In collaboration with @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social and @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social
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The two types of adaptations that the Bay Alive Campaign supports and recommends are natural and nature-based solutions.
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The two types of adaptations that the Bay Alive Campaign supports and recommends are natural and nature-based solutions.
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Read the full article at tinyurl.com/3r37ydae
How Do We Adapt to and Prepare for Sea Level Rise?
In our most recent article we focused on the hidden threats from sea level rise. Now, we’re going to focus on how we need to adapt to and prepare for sea level rise.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In collaboration with @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social and @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social
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The two types of adaptations that the Bay Alive Campaign supports and recommends are natural and nature-based solutions.
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Read the full article at tinyurl.com/3r37ydae
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The two types of adaptations that the Bay Alive Campaign supports and recommends are natural and nature-based solutions.
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Read the full article at tinyurl.com/3r37ydae
Construction of buildings starts next year in Cupertino mall—The Town Square West component of the project will deliver 1,369 housing units, including 232 affordable apartments, 744 market-rate rental units, and… www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/26/b... George Avalos @mercurynews.com
Construction of buildings starts next year in Cupertino mall revamp
An odyssey to transform an old South Bay shopping center into a new neighborhood is nearing a key stage.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Construction of buildings starts next year in Cupertino mall—The Town Square West component of the project will deliver 1,369 housing units, including 232 affordable apartments, 744 market-rate rental units, and… www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/26/b... George Avalos @mercurynews.com
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The East Bay Regional Park District is waiving fees and organizing group hikes.
East Bay regional parks are free on ‘Green Friday’ after Thanksgiving
The East Bay Regional Park District is waiving fees and organizing group hikes.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The East Bay Regional Park District is waiving fees and organizing group hikes.
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LA’s environmental community honored Melanie Winter this weekend — a fierce advocate for the LA River. Leaders like Conner Everts, Adel Hagekhalil, Amanda Begley, and even Bill Nye came to pay tribute. Her vision for a living, breathing river lives on: www.latimes.com/environment/...
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
LA’s environmental community honored Melanie Winter this weekend — a fierce advocate for the LA River. Leaders like Conner Everts, Adel Hagekhalil, Amanda Begley, and even Bill Nye came to pay tribute. Her vision for a living, breathing river lives on: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Support Your Local Volunteer Conservation Leaders
Your chapter Executive Committee makes many important decisions.
Watch this video to understand more!
Your chapter Executive Committee makes many important decisions.
Watch this video to understand more!
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Support Your Local Volunteer Conservation Leaders
Your chapter Executive Committee makes many important decisions.
Watch this video to understand more!
Your chapter Executive Committee makes many important decisions.
Watch this video to understand more!
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The Trump administration is proposing massive entrance fee increases at national parks for non-residents in 2026.
This will do nothing more than set parks up to become playgrounds for the super-rich. @altnps.bsky.social
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This will do nothing more than set parks up to become playgrounds for the super-rich. @altnps.bsky.social
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Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration Hike to NPS Entrance Fees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced a plan to hike entrance fees for foreign tourists to visit certain National Park Service sites. Non-U.S. residents will now be required...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Trump administration is proposing massive entrance fee increases at national parks for non-residents in 2026.
This will do nothing more than set parks up to become playgrounds for the super-rich. @altnps.bsky.social
Full statement 👇
This will do nothing more than set parks up to become playgrounds for the super-rich. @altnps.bsky.social
Full statement 👇
California’s coastal waters are transforming at a surprising rate. Here’s what the future could look like—“The ocean is a tremendous sponge for that carbon dioxide,” said Tessa Hill, a professor of oceanography at UC Davis’… www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... @jackjlee.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
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November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
California’s coastal waters are transforming at a surprising rate. Here’s what the future could look like—“The ocean is a tremendous sponge for that carbon dioxide,” said Tessa Hill, a professor of oceanography at UC Davis’… www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... @jackjlee.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
SMART supporters submit petition for tax renewal measure—The quarter-cent sales tax that collects more than $51 million annually, or about half of the agency’s revenue, is set to expire in 2029. Without an extension… www.marinij.com/2025/11/25/s... Adrian Rodriguez MarinIJ
SMART supporters submit petition for tax renewal measure
Unlike the ballot measure that failed in 2020, the citizens’ initiative would need a simple majority rather than two-thirds.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
SMART supporters submit petition for tax renewal measure—The quarter-cent sales tax that collects more than $51 million annually, or about half of the agency’s revenue, is set to expire in 2029. Without an extension… www.marinij.com/2025/11/25/s... Adrian Rodriguez MarinIJ
S.F. pushes planning code changes to speed up affordable housing development—The changes come as the Board of Supervisors Land Use Transportation Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a plan… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f... @jkdineen.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
S.F. pushes planning code changes to speed up affordable housing development
With Mayor Lurie’s family zoning plan headed for a committee vote, he’s pushing to eliminate hurdles that affordable housing developers say will make their projects more financially feasible.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
S.F. pushes planning code changes to speed up affordable housing development—The changes come as the Board of Supervisors Land Use Transportation Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a plan… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f... @jkdineen.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Bay Area considers easing gas appliance ban with new homeowner exemptions—A district committee is scheduled to consider a staff proposal for amendments… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Bay Area considers easing gas appliance ban with new homeowner exemptions
Pollution regulators with the Bay Area Air District could soften rules that will require stores to replace natural gas water heaters and furnaces with more environmentally friendly models.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Bay Area considers easing gas appliance ban with new homeowner exemptions—A district committee is scheduled to consider a staff proposal for amendments… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
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Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 3rd for this 10 mile hike, with 1,650' elevation gain.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Join our Water Committee Meeting on December 4th!
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November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Join our Water Committee Meeting on December 4th!
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President Trump and his cabinet secretaries are enamored with coal, a dying energy source whose operating costs outweigh the revenue it generates. So who’s asking for this? Hint - it’s not the average American.
The Real Reason the Feds Want to Revive Coal
Here’s how the revival of a dying industry could increase your energy bills
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November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
President Trump and his cabinet secretaries are enamored with coal, a dying energy source whose operating costs outweigh the revenue it generates. So who’s asking for this? Hint - it’s not the average American.
Civic Center BART station reopens after electrical fire prompts train evacuations—The Civic Center BART station was closed and evacuated late Tuesday morning as smoke filled the station following an electrical issue… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @annabauman.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Civic Center BART station reopens after electrical fire prompts train evacuations
An equipment problem disrupted BART operations shortly before noon Tuesday, prompting the Civic Center station closure and developing delays in all directions.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Civic Center BART station reopens after electrical fire prompts train evacuations—The Civic Center BART station was closed and evacuated late Tuesday morning as smoke filled the station following an electrical issue… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @annabauman.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Novato moves ahead with eco-efficiency upgrades to buildings—The project is funded through a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. program that allows large entities like local governments to upgrade to energy efficient equipment. www.marinij.com/2025/11/24/n... Callie Rhoades MarinIJ
Novato moves ahead with eco-efficiency upgrades to buildings
The project is estimated to cost about $247,000 but save nearly $249,000 in energy bills. The savings will cover the zero-interest loan for the work.
www.marinij.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Novato moves ahead with eco-efficiency upgrades to buildings—The project is funded through a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. program that allows large entities like local governments to upgrade to energy efficient equipment. www.marinij.com/2025/11/24/n... Callie Rhoades MarinIJ