Communities stopping sprawl
Local land use can have broad implications. That's why mobilizing communities to stop sprawl is so high on the Sierra Club agenda, both here in the Bay Chapter and nationally.

Become an environmental champion
School of grassroots organizing will teach you skills to work for better communities and world

Strength & Sustainability
A major donor explains how the path to stopping global warming runs through the San Francisco Bay Chapter

Land overboard!
The call to stop sprawl is not just for dry land.

How Fremont and Union City have protected their green and golden hills
As you drive down I-880 through Union City and Fremont, you cannot help but notice the scenic beauty of the undeveloped hills.

Resistance to Central Valley sprawl accelerates
As stratospheric housing prices push Bay Area homeseekers into the northern San Joaquin Valley, sprawl - and struggles against it - burst out everywhere.

Concord faces major choice on base reuse
Former Weapons Station could become open space, big subdivision, or mix.

Parks - the ultimate barrier to sprawl
Perhaps the most important tool in stopping sprawl development is public ownership of park lands.

Stopping sprawl in Sacramento
For many years, the Sierra Club has wanted the state legislature to pass laws that would move us towards smart growth, preservation of farmland and habitat, and more efficient development patterns to reduce vehicle miles traveled.

How do we stop sprawl in Marin?
Most residents agree on goal, but the development is in the details.

Club's Loma Prieta Chapter fights sprawl in Peninsula and South Bay
For the Club's Loma Prieta Chapter (covering the Peninsula and South Bay), as for the Bay Chapter, stopping sprawl is a chief concern.

Why we won the battle for open space in Livermore - and how to win in your town
Election results are often a matter of heredity: we inherit what was handed down to us from previous residents.

Wall-to-Wal-Marts for Bay Area and far beyond?
In January 2002, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, announced plans to develop 40 big-box Super Centers in California in five years.

Richmond general plan to shape future of shoreline
Richmond residents are about to decide the fate of their city for 20 to 30 years: the city is updating its general plan.