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Why Richmond said No to coal

Tom Molanphy - January 19, 2020

On Tuesday, January 14, to the delight of environmentalists and health advocates and the consternation of the coal industry, the Richmond City Council passed...

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SF could have a public bank by 2020

Jeantelle Laberinto - November 12, 2019

San Francisco is moving closer to having its own public bank. Today, Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer, alongside the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, gathered on...

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As the fires rage and the blackouts continue, Newsom ducks

Tim Redmond - October 28, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom is sounding all harsh and tough toward PG&E as Northern California burns out of control again and the blackouts continue. At a...

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The problem with the Blue Angels

Christopher D. Cook - October 12, 2019

Editor’s note: The news media in San Francisco are all agog about the Blue Angels – as they always are, every year. The main...

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As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

Christopher D. Cook - August 26, 2019

As the Amazon rainforest blazed into blackening skies in Brazil, further intensifying the climate crisis, activists’ months-long push for a Democratic Party presidential debate...

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50 years later, the lessons of the Santa Barbara oil spill

Tim Redmond - January 26, 2019

Fifty years ago this weekend, there wasn’t anything you could call an environmental movement in the United States. There were a few signs, in January...

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Protesters call for public control of PG&E — and it makes such perfect sense

Tim Redmond - January 10, 2019

Activists shut down another hearing of the California Public Utilities Commission today, just after Pacific Gas and Electric Co. tried to head off bankruptcy...

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A Green New Deal protest at Pelosi’s office

Christopher D. Cook - December 11, 2018

While Rep. Nancy Pelosi jousted with President Trump over a government shutdown and the border wall, about 250 climate activists demanding a Green New...

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Protesters demand a Green New Deal

Christopher D. Cook - November 20, 2018

Donning particle masks in the smoke-fogged air this morning, dozens of protesters urged Bay Area congressional representatives Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Lee to endorse...

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Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit

Christopher D. Cook - September 13, 2018

As Governor Jerry Brown and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg opened the Global Climate Action Summit Thursday, they were greeted by hundreds...

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Why Richmond said No to coal

SF could have a public bank by 2020

As the fires rage and the blackouts continue, Newsom ducks

The problem with the Blue Angels

As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

50 years later, the lessons of the Santa Barbara oil spill

Protesters call for public control of PG&E — and it makes such perfect sense

A Green New Deal protest at Pelosi’s office

Protesters demand a Green New Deal

Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit

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