By Sierra Club CA, on March 25th, 2011 Ask Gov. Brown to stop the GOP Five from gutting CEQA TODAY
Exploiting the hardships caused by the economic climate and the state budget crisis, special interests are redoubling their efforts to pass legislation that would dismantle the Golden State’s premiere environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Developers and business groups are spinning California’s high rates of unemployment to claim an inherent conflict between job creation and the protection of our environment and . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on January 18th, 2011
By Bill Magavern, on November 30th, 2010 Voters in California’s general election strongly rejected an attempt to suspend our key global warming law and elected pro-environment candidates, but delivered a split decision on budget issues.
The resounding defeat of Proposition 23, the Dirty Energy Proposition, along with the decisive victories of Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer, sent a loud message: Californians want to clean up our air and atmosphere, and we want elected officials who understand that environmental and economic health go hand in hand.
Earlier this . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on November 1st, 2010
This post was co-written with 350.org founder Bill McKibben
Earlier this week, we participated in a statewide conference call hosted by the Sierra Club that was joined by nearly 16,000 Californians to discuss the serious environmental issues that are at stake in Tuesday’s election. Near the top of the list are two initiatives that would break the promise of a clean energy future.
By now, Californians have started to get wise to Proposition 23 . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on October 29th, 2010 The Sierra Club wants to alert the public, particularly “green voters” in California, about a highly deceptive “green voter” slate mailer reaching voters’ doorsteps these days that advises voters to support a proposition that most environmental groups vehemently oppose – namely, Proposition 26. The mailer also inaccurately links the Club to Prop 27 and recommends that voters vote against Prop 25, which Sierra Club and many other environmental organizations support.
The slick and very green-looking slate mailer is being distributed . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on October 26th, 2010  
What follows are Sierra Club California’s endorsements for statewide offices and ballot initiatives (ie, the statewide propositions), as well as our endorsements for the state legislature. You can find out who your Assemblymember in by visiting asm.ca.gov and clicking on “Find My District;” for the Senate, visit senate.ca.gov and click “District . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on October 20th, 2010 San Jose Mercury News (10/19/10)
“I think Proposition 26 is as damaging as Proposition 23 is to California’s environmental protection efforts,” said Bill Magavern, state director of Sierra Club California. “It would block state and local governments from making polluters pay to clean up the damage they cause and to fund cleaner alternatives.”
Read more – http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_16380612
By Sierra Club CA, on October 19th, 2010
By Sierra Club CA, on October 6th, 2010 The choices that Californians make in this November’s election will have critical impacts on our ability to develop a clean energy economy, live free of toxic harm, and preserve our precious parks. No vote will be more important to our future than the choice of our next Governor, and the clear choice for anyone who cares about our environment is Jerry Brown.
When one compares Brown to Meg Whitman on their records, commitment, and platforms, the Attorney General wins hands . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on October 6th, 2010 Sierra Club California has endorsed Gavin Newsom for Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor serves on several State commissions that make important environmental decisions, including the State Lands Commission, the Ocean Protection Council, and the Boards of Regents of the University of California and California State University systems.
Newsom has served as Mayor of San Francisco since 2004 and was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2004. During this time, he has advanced numerous laws . . . → Read More
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