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Sierra Club California and NRDC just submitted a public comment letter to CARB urging them to implement robust greenhouse gas reporting regulations for SB 253 and SB 261. Read our full statement here: www.sierraclub.org/california/s...

Expect 30 minute delays starting at 9pm on Sunday-Thursday for riders traveling between Millbrae, SFO, and San Bruno stations due to planned train control modernization construction work.

Why this stairway that would connect S.F. neighborhoods has been unfinished for 10 years—a decadelong fight over an unfinished public stairway meant to connect the city’s Dogpatch and Potrero Hill neighborhoods. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s... @jkdineen.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Join us Tue 2/10 at 2pm to call MWD in support of Pure Water SoCal—a vital local water source reducing reliance on imports. Call 1-833-548-0276, Meeting ID 815 2066 4276. Urge the board to choose staff Option 1, not the Engineering Committee motion. Press *6 to unmute yourself.

The Sierra Club has several layers, each with their own jurisdictions (National, Chapter, Group), but we recognize that the true source of our power is our Chapter members. 🫵 To accomplish our local work, we depend upon local members, volunteers, activists & donors! 🎉 tinyurl.com/mw5x8czf

How did our regional housing supply get so out of balance and how does that impact our cities? 🏠🏡🏘️ Many of the new biotech, high-tech and AI employees earn higher incomes. This puts upward pressure on home prices and rents by increasing the supply vs. demand imbalance.💰

BART is recovering from an earlier problem. There is a 20-minute delay on the San Francisco Line in the Antioch and Richmond directions due to an equipment problem on the track.

BART’s cost-cutting plan risks a ‘death spiral’ that could end all train service-“I’m not sure if people have fully woken up to all the impacts,” said former… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

After the fall: San Francisco is on the upswing–San Francisco’s chief economist, Ted Egan, estimates that without deeper regulatory changes to speed construction, the city… www.ft.com/content/4d68... Hugo Cox @financialtimes.com

Friday night news dump: Trump just opened a marine national monument to commercial fishing. Environmentalists worry that fishing in the area could damage sensitive ecosystems and habitats for endangered whales and other species. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...

The San Francisco Bay Area is facing a doom loop — just not the one we usually think about-The Bay Area is getting old fast, and it’s accelerating. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202... @dwkopf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

States across the Western U.S. are facing significantly below-average snowpack this season. Snow in the Rockies helps feed rivers and reservoirs that support millions of people and a large portion of American agriculture. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/s...

Trump Tried to Kill Renewables. He Failed: Here are the numbers. Solar alone accounted for almost three-fourths of new generation capacity in Trump’s first ten months, and wind added another 13%, for 87% total. legal-planet.org/2026/02/05/t... @dfarber1950.bsky.social @cleeberkeley.bsky.social

Here are 10 to 15 stations that could close under BART doomsday scenarios—Officials at transportation agencies that link to BART worried about ripple effects, if the Bay Area loses parts of its rail backbone. A possible… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

“We need the Delta to have minimum inflows at this point. It’s been pumped dry year after year, after year” Layne Fajeau our Water Organizer www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 12th for the four mile hike at Bedwell Bay Front Park! 🥾 🌊 Learn more at tinyurl.com/yc2nz4p5 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking #bedwellbayfrontpark

👀 ❄️ 🩷 UC Berkeley's Innovative Mobility Highlights for the week of January 26th to February 1st, 2026; please see: tsrc.berkeley.edu/sites/defaul... 📨 To receive your latest updates, subscribe at tsrc.berkeley.edu (home page). 🌎 Note views are my own.

This California bill sparked fears of a mileage tax for drivers. Here’s what it actually does—Experts in transportation and land use see many reasons to explore such a policy. With… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

The latest plan for California high-speed rail: Connect it to Yosemite—The concept would require moving a station from the city’s population center to an area that many people would consider the boondocks. Instead of… www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 11th for this 7.5 mile hike with 1,200' elevation gain. 🥾 Learn more at bit.ly/4rwAdQf . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking

This past weekend, Sierra Club California and allies flooded the State Water Board with comments opposing the environmentally destructive Voluntary Agreements proposal. We will not stop fighting for real, enforceable protections for California's rivers. www.sierraclub.org/california/e...

With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for the Bay Alive Campaign. Happy World Wetlands Day! 🌾 Wetlands can be an integral part of sea level rise plans. More: tinyurl.com/5cwhzjp5 🌊 Contact us to get involved in your community sea level rise plan. Help nature help us!

With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for Bay Alive Campaign Every letter. Every survey comment. Every public meeting. Every person who tells a friend why we need to keep the Bay alive. It all adds up, just like it always has. Join us. tinyurl.com/2t9fcsuw

Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on February 9th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/y6suwbb6 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention

Join our Water Committee Meeting on February 5th! Learn more at tinyurl.com/52cu3p34 🌊 💖 💦 👍 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietawatercommittee

Veterans, expand your horizons and capabilities! 🥾 Strategies for enhancing performance & confidence. Uphill: Improve power, endurance, posture & spine function. Downhill: Develop skills for feeling safer & preserving joints. 🇺🇸 Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/33vucm6k

These Wilderness First Aid courses are next week, register today! 🙌

We’re hiring! 🌿✨ Deputy Chapter Director (Sierra Club California) Ready to help lead winning campaigns for clean air, clean energy, water, and environmental justice across California? 📍 Sacramento (on-site) ➡️ Apply now: jobs.lever.co/sierraclub/d... #Hiring #NonprofitJobs #EnvironmentalJustice

Will California stay dry in February? Here’s the forecast-Rain and snow lovers begging for the ridge to go away should watch the second week of February for potential changes. www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti... @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Waymo finalises $16bn funding round at $110bn valuation-Waymo says it expects to host 1mn rides per week this year in cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Miami. www.ft.com/content/9466... @georgehammond.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

ICYMI: As California's glaciers disappear, people will see ice-free peaks exposed for the first time in millennia www.latimes.com/environment/...

TODAY at 4pm PT, I'm moderating a forum of leading candidates for California governor, all about climate change. Watch live here as we find out how Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Eric Swalwell stack up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsLc...

Federal funding freezes and other EV attacks didn’t stop a record number of new chargers from coming online in the U.S. last year.

It's a War on History and Memory: "At Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, exhibit text that described the United States being “hungry for gold and land” and breaking promises to Native Americans was ordered changed or removed" www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The next Forest Protection Forum is coming up next Monday, the 2nd. Register today. Details in the attached post. 🌲🌳💖

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 29th! 🥾 🌱 Learn more at tinyurl.com/f7tyfvd5 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking #saratogagap #longridgeopenspace

With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for the Bay Alive Campaign. 💪 Big Advocacy Wins Don’t Happen Overnight. They Build Incrementally. 🌊 This is how advocacy works. Not one big win, but dozens of smaller ones, each opening the door to the next. 🥇🥈🥉 tinyurl.com/2t9fcsuw

Power outages reported in parts of San Francisco. Check here for real-time updates.

Reminder, we will be implementing minor schedule changes for both weekdays and weekends starting this Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, to restore electric train service at Tamien Station. See more: caltrain.com/status .

The new Stone Canyon development in El Dorado County was built with wildfire in mind. It could offer a blueprint for building — and insuring — homes in an era of megafires.

Join me this Wednesday at 4 p.m. for a special forum with four leading candidates for California governor! I'll be talking climate and clean energy with Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Eric Swalwell. Hosted by @envirovoters.bsky.social. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-fo...

Bay Area weather: Dry streak may end, but no storms are in sight—Monday will mark San Francisco’s 20th consecutive day without a drop of rain. Formally, that dry spell may end late Tuesday or early Wednesday, but… www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore... @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

This map shows the most dangerous streets for pedestrians and bicyclists in California—This analysis includes people walking, biking, using wheelchairs or riding personal conveyances such as rollerblades or skateboards. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202... Harsha Devulapalli @sfchronicle

FEMA edict complicates San Anselmo bridge removal plan—The plan to remove a San Anselmo bridge that is a crucial component of a flood protection project has hit another snag. The Federal Emergency Management Agency… www.marinij.com/2026/01/25/f... Richard Halstead MarinIJ

S.F. supervisor renews push for $1.4 billion Central Subway extension to Fisherman’s Wharf—With a price tag north of $1.4 billion, the Central Subway would be a herculean project… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

This road leads to some of the Bay Area’s most expensive homes. Who will pay to save it from rising seas?—Just who is responsible for fortifying Calle del Arroyo in the long term has become a contentious topic in… www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... @taraduggan.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

🌊 🥾 ⚡️ Wilderness First Aid Courses ⚡️ 🥾 🌊 Sat, 2/7 Sun, 2/8 8am - 5pm Peninsula Conservation Center 1) Basic Wilderness First Aid: Sat only; $50 members; $60 non-members. 2) Wilderness First Aid: both days; $80 members; $100 non-members. Register today at tinyurl.com/55pw9kpa

Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on January 28th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/5cae32ra . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention