Save The Bay Blog

Sports columnist and Bay Area native Ann Killion made a strong argument against the proposed Warriors arena in the San Francisco Chronicle. Five weeks after the Overseas Reymar collision, shipping officials passed new restrictions on large ships sailing near the Bay Bridge. In San Jose, volunteers descended upon Coyote Creek as part of the city’s [...]

Jody London and fellow members of Temple Beth Abraham recently celebrated Tu B’Shevat by planting with us at Oakland’s Arrowhead Marsh.  I checked my records. The first Temple Beth Abraham Wetlands Restoration Day was April 7, 2002. The idea of bringing a group from Temple Beth Abraham out to Save The Bay’s restoration site at [...]

Our co-founder, Sylvia McLaughlin has been awarded a Jefferson Award, a prestigious award given to individuals who exemplify community and public service in America. View the video clip on CBS below. The San Francisco Bay estuary has been added to a list of protected wetlands under a 1971 international treaty among 163 countries meant to [...]

An oil tanker hit the Bay Bridge early this week, fortunately causing only minimal damage, with no oil spilled. The cause remains unknown, but serves as a reminder that the rules governing tankers in the Bay are not strong enough. The Bay Bridge is exempt from the San Francisco Harbor Safety Plan, which advises ships [...]

It was a big week for watery sanctuaries. California’s new Marine Protected Areas along the north coast went into effect on December 19. Established under the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), 1,027 square miles off the coast of California are now off limits to fishing to protect fragile habitats and provide sanctuary for declining fish [...]