The Yodeler, newspaper of the San Francisco Bay Chapter Sierra Club

Conservation News

To reshape transportation, MTC needs more powers
Making decisions based on one's goals may sound like common sense...

Concord Council picks 65% open space for former Weapons Station
The Sierra Club won a partial victory when the Concord City Council selected the "Clustered Villages" alternative as the "preferred reuse plan" for the former Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS).

Navy trying to torpedo wildlife refuge
Instead of cleaning up its waste, Navy invites VA to build on site

San Francisco open-space updates
Natural Areas Plan moves to environmental review; Sharp Park; Open Space Fund faces double threat; Palou-Phelps acquisition threatened by development; Yosemite Slough restoration on hold; RPD looking for a new general manager.

Lennar plans a thinner and chopped-up park for southeastern San Francisco
Candlestick/Hunters Point Plan would bring more people, yet cut into state park in already underserved area.

The peripheral canal redux
The more Californians fight about water, the more it stays the same.

Alameda Creek plan offers questionable protection for endangered species.
The term "Habitat Conservation Plan" (HCP) sounds very environmental, but in practice HCPs typically create an illusion of protecting species, while primarily providing legal immunity from the Endangered Species Act.

Kohl's not coming to Richmond
Last year, the Bay Chapter began working with a local community group concerned about a proposal to build a Kohl's department store near sensitive shoreline habitat.

Normal winter rains flood many areas of Sharp Park. Photo courtesy of http://www.restoresharppark.org

Will State Water Board succeed at protecting wetlands?
At a time when the federal government has backed off from protecting wetlands, a state agency is drafting new, stronger rules for California.

How the new state budget impacts the environment

How did the environment fare in the state legislature's final deal on the state budget?