Green Industry Renews Oakland Economy
OAKLAND–A quiet spring of funds are being diverted to Oakland and other California cities thanks to the energy crises of 2000 and 2001. Few will forget the lawsuits brought by the state of California...
View ArticleBay Area Waters Subject of Conference
Scientists and government officials met to discuss how to better protect and improve the Bay-Delta Estuary. OAKLAND — In a crowded auditorium at Oakland’s Scottish Rite Center this morning, Will Travis...
View ArticleTruck Emission Reduction Discussed By Industry, Community
Industry trucks may have to meet reduction levels by 2013. OAKLAND — Trucking industry representatives, West Oakland community leaders and port officials gathered today at a public hearing to address...
View ArticleEast Bay Wildfire Risk Low, Local Departments Say
BERKELEY–The wildfires currently raging across Southern California may conjure up images for East Bay residents of the October 1991 fire that burned through the Oakland Hills and caused 25 deaths and...
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Public Trail Expansion Opens Outdoor Options
By Jenny Chu and Kiran Goldman Last Saturday, a new 7.5-mile section of the Ridge Trail was opened to the public. The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EMBUD), the property owners, and the Bay Area...
View ArticleOil Spill Volunteers Arrive to Lack of Jobs
By Majo Calderon and Kiran Goldman RODEO BEACH – Concerned residents of Mill Valley gathered at Rodeo Beach today to watch as workers rescued birds and scooped and bagged sand contaminated from...
View ArticleBayview Residents Say San Francisco Violating Its Own Environmental Laws
If it seems that “redevelopment” has been on the tip of the tongue of many of San Francisco’s political, community, and policy leaders for ages now, it’s because it has. In 1969, the Redevelopment...
View ArticleBig Changes Needed in Berkeley to Meet Carbon Emission Reduction Target –...
The one-year anniversary of Berkeley’s momentous step toward reducing its greenhouse gas emissions has come and gone without much fanfare. But inside small city offices, tucked away in remote...
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