For those of us living in the Bay Area today, it is hard to believe; but only a half century ago, San Francisco Bay wasn’t the kind of place you would host a word-class sailing event. Several decades of unchecked bayfill and urban sprawl had destroyed 90 percent of San… Read more
I’m sorry but if you weren’t a part of Throw Down for the Town: The Oakland Service Festival last weekend, you really missed out. I mean you really missed out (kind of like throwing away a winning lottery ticket).
What I thought would just be a fun day in the… Read more
California is the first state in the U.S. with climate legislation. Starting next year, our state commits the world’s 8th largest economy to reduce its share of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. But, rather than requiring the biggest polluters cut their pollution, 20% of all reductions are supposed to come from… Read more
Have you heard the term Cap and Trade? This program is being seriously considered at this very moment by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as the way to reduce carbon and address the climate crisis in our State. Yet, many of our allies in the environmental justice movement… Read more
The urban agriculture movement is growing like wildfire. More and more urban farmers, grassroots groups, public health advocates, and community allies are coming to together to build a locally resilient, vibrant food economy. As our oil-based, corporate food system continues to falter, more of us are realizing that growing… Read more
The summer has been a turbulent one for Bay Area social justice advocates engaged in a high-stakes struggle with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
The two agencies are tasked with reshaping our transportation system, as well as housing options for the region’s growing… Read more
If you were wondering where I was last week, I was busy getting re-inspired, re-engaged, and re-energized at Netroots Nation 2011. There were special moments throughout the conference. None more special than the speech of Ella Baker Center founder, Van Jones.
Van has inspired many of us at… Read more
This post originally appeared on the blog of the Osbourne Association.
“What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at… Read more
For those of us who believe that the health of people and the planet should come before profits, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is the cornerstone of our state’s environmental policy. CEQA states that business and government must protect the environment and communities when developing land. This law gives… Read more
Former Ella Baker Center visionary Ian Kim will be honored at the 29th Annual CLCV (California League of Conservation Voters) Environmental Leadership Awards. Below is a blog post written by our friend Jenesse Miller at CLCV originally posted on the CLCV blog providing more background
