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Climate activists occupy Wells Fargo HQ ahead of shareholder meeting
Climate activists Monday occupied the Wells Fargo HQ lobby at 420 Montgomery St. They demand the bank stop funding fossil fuel industries. Read More
Researchers say climate change caused 1,800-mile Humboldt squid migration
Stanford researchers have solved a mystery about why Humboldt squid — a species of squid native to California — have been found thriving in the Gulf of Alaska about...Read More
Youth rise, march and ‘die’ on Market Street for Climate Strike
Hundreds of young people shut down Market Street as they rallied through downtown San Francisco Friday morning.Read More
Nearly 70 percent of rights holders ordered to stop drawing Delta water
Thousands of water rights holders, including farms and cities, were ordered to stop drawing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by the State Water Resources Control Board on Friday....Read More
Supes approve funding for traffic calming around Great Highway
Funding was approved just days after the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar agreed to traffic calming measures surrounding the Great Highway. Tuesday, supervisors...Read More
California to phase out gas-powered passenger vehicle sales by 2035
Citing the threat of vehicle emissions spurring climate change-induced crises on the West Coast, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday phasing out the sale of gasoline-powered passenger...Read More
Bay Area youth activists organize Earth Day online climate strike
A group of Bay Area middle and high school students released a song Wednesday to call attention to the importance of combating climate change, even during the Covid-19 coronavirus...Read More
Weather ahead could again spike fire risk across Bay Area
The National Weather Service is warning of another weather pattern that will lead to an increased risk of wildfires in the Bay Area.Read More
Protesters demand Financial District businesses ditch fossil fuels
Dozens of protesters blocked Montgomery Street in San Francisco’s Financial District Wednesday morning as part of ongoing actions following Friday’s worldwide youth-led climate strike. The protesters, which include members...Read More
Climate Strike: One girl inspires millions around the world to ‘wake up’
"This is the time to wake up. This is the moment in history when we need to be wide awake." Read More
Climate change activists hold sit-in at DNC summer meeting
Hundreds of activists gathered in the hallways of the Hilton Union Square hotel in San Francisco Friday, where the Democratic National Committee is holding its summer meetings, to demand...Read More
Activists ‘die-in’ to demand climate change legislation
A few dozen climate change activists lay strewn across the entrance to 1 Post Street Tuesday afternoon. The demonstrators, many of whom came with the group Extinction Rebellion, held...Read More
Students plan Friday walkout over climate change
Hundreds of students from around the Bay Area are planning to walk out of school on Friday to demand urgent action on climate change.Read More
Mandelman urges SF to declare ‘climate emergency’
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced a resolution at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting to declare a climate emergency.Read More
Sierra snowpack sags at two-thirds of average
A survey of the Sierra snowpack Thursday shows it is only at 67 percent of average.Read More
Protesters demand Pelosi support Green New Deal
A protest outside the San Francisco office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi ended peacefully Tuesday with no arrests, according to the group behind the action, the Sunrise Movement.Read More
Activists demand PG&E be held responsible for Camp Fire
Bay Area activists and environmental groups gathered Tuesday in San Francisco to demand that PG&E be held responsible for its role in the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County...Read More
Not much separates California Senate candidates in debate
Immigration topped the list of issues in a U.S. Senate debate Wednesday in San Francisco between Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her opponent state Sen. Kevin de Leon.Read More
Mayors urge utilities commission to delay vote on clean energy fees
The mayors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose joined Tuesday in urging the California Public Utilities Commission to delay voting on a proposal that they say could "disrupt...Read More
Protesters stop traffic outside climate summit
Hundreds of protesters took over an intersection of downtown San Francisco Thursday morning to denounce what they say is Gov. Jerry Brown's inaction on climate change as he attends...Read More