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Understanding Proposition 4: California’s $10 Billion Plan for a Greener Future
In the recent election, California voters were presented with several propositions on the ballot. Among these was Proposition 4, which aimed to “authorize bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire...
Farmworker Justice in California
California produces more food than any other state in the US and consequently also has the largest amount of farmworkers. There has been an ongoing history of racial, economic,...
Recent Environmental Assembly Bills in California
In the throes of environmental crises and amidst the urgent call for sustainability, California stands as a beacon of progressive change. Through a flurry of assembly bills, the Golden...
The Environmental Hazards of Mass Incarceration
Today, almost two million people are held in American jails, prisons, and detention centers, which is more than double the population of San Francisco. Tough-on-crime policies, emblematic of the...
Legalizing Psychedelic – Assisted Therapy in San Francisco
The Bay Area is no stranger to psychedelics. San Francisco became a famous hub for the recreational consumption of hallucinogens during the Summer of Love in 1967, which is...
Befriending San Francisco’s Urban Forest
Do you too find peace beneath the trees? Do you seek comfort under canopies of green? Maybe you’re also a friend of the forest around us. If you consider...
Greenwashing 101
Have you ever bought a product thinking it was good for your health or the environment, only to find out it was bad for both? If so, this is...
A Spectrum of Green Politics
The Biden Administration’s recent approval of the Willow Project, an oil drilling project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, shocked and outraged progressives and environmentalists across the country. To some,...
Taking a Deeper Look at San Francisco’s Unique Stormwater System in a Time of Climate Change
January 1, 2023 marked more than just the beginning of a new year for Bay Area residents, bringing intense floods and some of the wettest days to cities like...
Voting for the Climate
How young people can generate progressive environmental action by participating in democracy. Young people today are constantly being confronted with news about climate change. It seems like there’s always...