Learn about the plan for a fully unified system that would enable riders to travel seamlessly across the nine-county Bay Area with a single transit fare and free transfers. This webinar will explain the Integrated Transit Fare Vision recently … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2020
Count Every Vote! November 4
The day after Election Day, join Protect the Results and many thousands of people across the county to demand that officials count every vote before declaring winners. Resist Trump's plan to claim (without basis) that mail-in ballots are fraudulent … [Read more...]
A Just Transition for California Labor, November 19
Tens of thousands of workers have jobs in fossil fuel and related industries. How do we secure a just transition that guarantees good jobs with benefits for these workers in the new clean energy economy? Carol Zabin is a labor economist who … [Read more...]
Biofuel, A False Solution — Resources
Bay Area refineries Phillips 66 and Marathon, and the oil industry as a whole, have come up with a new strategy for refining biofuel as a way to spike COVID-weakened profits and assure their longevity. But promoting biofuel as an enlightened, … [Read more...]
Support Youth vs. Apocalypse Election Campaign
Most of the kids in the climate justice organization Youth vs. Apocalypse are too young to vote -- but they are rallying other youth to make sure people over 18 do. And you can help. Their new campaign, This is the Time, challenges young people … [Read more...]
How to Defend Democracy from
Election results are still coming in. What if . . . . ? Here's a list of local and national coalitions that are training people on how to prepare for whatever may happen, and making plans to take whatever action is needed to defend democracy on … [Read more...]
DeSaulnier Bill: Large Corporations Pay When They Leave Communities Stranded
The crises of covid, climate, and rising inequality mean big economic changes are coming. Workers and communities should not have to pay the cost of those transitions! New legislation from Contra Costa's own Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) would … [Read more...]
Build the Pressure on Liberty Mutual to Stop Enabling Climate Destruction
Help build pressure on Liberty Mutual to stop insuring climate destruction! The insurance giant claims that it has taken major steps to curb climate change, but it continues to insure fossil fuel expansion projects like the Keystone XL and Trans … [Read more...]
Local Clean Energy Alliance Game Night, October 23
Join the Local Clean Energy Alliance for its annual fall gathering -- this year online. Without the food but it’ll still be lots of fun -- an Energy Jeopardy Game, a flower power demonstration, and more! Treat yourself to two hours of fun without … [Read more...]
Zoom Sunflower Alliance Meeting, October 25
We're looking forward to getting together with you for our regular meeting. We'll discuss the latest developments in the campaigns we're participating in: the fight to keep new oil and gas wells out of eastern Contra Costa County and ban new fossil … [Read more...]
Rally to Shut Aliso Down, October 20
It’s been five years since the largest methane blowout in U.S. history at the SoCal Gas Aliso Canyon storage facility, and Los Angeles communities are still fighting to shut down Aliso Canyon. While campaigning for Governor, Gavin Newsom promised … [Read more...]