Delivering BART Muck to South Bay Marshes?

Three million + cubic yards of tunnel muck from a subway extension could help raise South Bay marshes above rising sea levels.... Read more.

Memo Distills Joint Approach to Flood Protection

Seven Bay Area agencies sign an agreement to beef up coordination on sea level rise adaptation projects and clarify who's on first.... Read more.

Teaming Up to Tackle East Bay Wet Spots

Partners push for three projects and a big grant to protect a critical swath of the East Bay shoreline from sea-level and groundwater rise.... Read more.

A Fix for Old Drains, Old Trees with New Rainfall

To get storm resilient, a stretch of El Camino Real in San Mateo may lose hundreds of historic eucalyptus trees.... Read more.

San Mateo Antes Up for Flood-Free Future

When San Mateo Creek topped its banks during last winter’s relentless winter storms, Danielle Cwirko-Godycki’s home became one of thousands in the city to f... Read more.

Finding the Throughline in Multi-Hazard Planning

As climate hazards multiply, Bay Area communities, local governments, and agencies are searching for ways to address them more holistically.... Read more.

Shifting Tideline Calls For New Coast Guidance

A little-known tenet of California law may play a key role in preserving the state’s beaches—and the public’s access to them—as sea levels rise. “In a... Read more.

Crunching the Adaptation Numbers – Not Peanuts

Regional agencies made splashy headlines when they released a joint study on the likely cost of protecting Bay Area shores from rising seas: $110 billion. But t... Read more.

San Mateo County Pieces Falling Into Place

A plan to protect SFO could become a critical link in a chain of resilience projects along the San Mateo County bayshore. But projects that cross jurisdictional... Read more.

Fitbit for Sustainability

A Contra Costa County platform encourages residents and businesses in six cities to reduce fossil fuel use and improve area resilience.... Read more.

Big Plans for Big Problems

October brought more than just a very welcome rainstorm to parched and fire-scarred California—it also saw big advances for three major efforts to help the st... Read more.

Budget Bounty for Resilience

On September 23, as part of a historic $15 billion climate package, Governor Newsom signed two bills that together provide the blueprint for a landmark three-ye... Read more.

Silicon Valley Reboots on Adaptation Work

With the aid of a $150,000 grant from the National Fish Wildlife Foundation, Santa Clara County embarked on a substantial new resilience planning effort this su... Read more.

Grants Underwrite Fire Resistance

Looking to get out ahead of what is quickly shaping up to be a long and brutal wildfire season, the State Coastal Conservancy wasted no time distributing $12 mi... Read more.