Meanwhile, San Jose Inside Power Poll respondents favor some kind of gas tax rebate—even the environmentalists.

The State Water Resources Control Board and the Santa Clara Valley Water District adopted tough restrictions on water use, as California grapples with a new normal climate that’s drier and hotter.

From housing and health to transportation and education, the Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.

Dry lightning, wildfires and drought are bursting the weird meteorological bubble that’s insulated Silicon Valley.

Rain fall has decreased, so the region faces looming threats of drought, which increases threats of wildfires, which impact air quality. 

If we don’t address climate change head on, these apocalyptic fires burning up and down California will remain our reality.

The latest iteration of the legislator’s affordable housing bill addresses some of the concerns that got a previous version vetoed last year.

Liccardo’s leadership on climate advocacy makes him a key endorsement for Bloomberg’s sustainability-focused campaign.

The event hosted by the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association took place Thursday night at the Starlite Ballroom.

The “greatest generation” fought two world wars, and we now have to play the cards we’ve been dealt by combatting climate change.

Despite being a no-show Monday, Otto Lee won the Silicon Valley Democratic Club endorsement in the D3 supervisor race.

On Aug. 1 the Santa Clara County Democratic Party voted unanimously on a resolution in favor of the DNC holding a climate policy debate. 

While federal lawmakers stall on the Green New Deal, local governments are taking actions to drive down emissions at an emergency speed.

If emissions continue apace, San Jose will feel more like Glendale in 60 years—a few degrees warmer and much, much drier.

We can’t afford the loss of the ecosystem services—and yes, of the beauty, too—that Coyote Valley provides.

The climate has changed and so have the risks associated with wildfires. This is the terrifying new normal.