Climate change

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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."

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

Sierra snowpack sags at two-thirds of average

A survey of the Sierra snowpack Thursday shows it is only at 67 percent of average.

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.…

6 years ago

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