Yes, that is PSR-LA's Executive Director Martha Dina Argüello to the right of Governor Newsom! OCTOBER 23, 2024 First, a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who signed letters, sent emails, and made calls! Every action matters! SF Bay PSR advocated for the following bills this year as they moved through all the legislative ...
OCTOBER 17, 2023 Together we helped to do all this! Bravo to all the environmental justice groups who led so many of these efforts! And THANK YOU to all of you who signed, called, wrote, and donated!!! California Forges Path to End Fossil Fuels! California is the fifth largest economy in the world—so what we ...
JUNE 1, 2023 Here in California, our health voices are countering corporate influence over policymakers and supporting frontline community efforts for healthy homes and environments. We are also working to oppose Carbon Capture Sequestration and hydrogen blending in homes. Below please find just a few examples of policies and actions we have been working on ...
March 15, 2023 SF Bay PSR and other members of the Bay Area Clean Air coalition sponsored this important resolution! BIG NEWS! On March 15, after six hours of public comments and nail biting....the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) passed the nation's first zero-emissions appliance standard to gradually transition Bay Area homes to ...
March 2023 We invite you to help with these efforts and much more. Protect Communities from Oil Wells: Fight the ballot measure to reverse SB 1137 Environmental justice communities have fought for over a decade to protect themselves and their families from oil and gas pollution and to mandate a health protective zone around their ...
READ our 2022 Accomplishments Report!
Thank you to our intern Daisy Valdivieso for writing this update! SF Bay PSR EHC Members continue to work energetically on wide-ranging collaborative efforts to engage health professionals and students, health care institutions, and policy makers to address the unceasing threats of our climate to our health. Recent highlights include: Health Professional Education / Curriculum ...
SF Bay PSR Board Member Aude Bouagnon and her mom at rally for BVHP In February 2022, residents of Bayview-Hunters Point led a march down Third Street demanding the complete clean-up of toxic and radioactive waste from the Naval Shipyard and surrounding areas. Led by activists and organizers from the Marie Harrison ...
SF Bay PSR is working closely with the PSR National office on efforts in three main areas related to nuclear weapons abolition goals envisioned in our Back from the Brink (BftB) campaign. First, we are supporting legislation that would divert wasteful military spending, particularly on nuclear modernization efforts, to address graver threats to our country illustrated ...
SF Bay PSR’s Divestment/Investment Task Force has been steadily pushing the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which manages pensions for 1.6 million workers, to divest from fossil fuels. READ our most recent letter sent to the CalPERS board before their Nov 15–17 meeting, written by Dr. Robert M. Gould, past-President and current member of ...
