Bay Area Monitor

Published by the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area, the Monitor covers planning and policy in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

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Hale Zukas, pioneer of national disability rights, was a man with an indomitable spirit. Former @SFBART Board of Directors member Gail Murray shared her stirring tribute with the Monitor: https://t.co/DzbnEwXs99

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@AirDistrict's Bay Area Healthy Homes Initiative aims to bring a whole-house approach to asthma prevention, starting with overburdened residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties: https://t.co/TLgKMVMUvi

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Reporter Janet Byron took a tour of San Jose's 63-mile (and counting) trail network, a part of the city's Green Vision Goals, for the Monitor: https://t.co/b6TYUhrmBk

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This week's Notes feature solutions on housing and homelessness with @LWVBayArea, announcements from @AirDistrict, an educational outing with @MidpenOpenSpace, an climate initiatives election roundup from @KneeDeepTimes, and a job opening with @sfbcdc: https://t.co/b8a1XQY8eA

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Thanks to advocacy from @natureinsf and persistent public engagement, @SFBART's living rooftop canopies could help ensure urban habitat for Market Street's western tiger swallowtail butterfly population: https://t.co/6YMl5O9sfs

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This week's Notes feature Walnut Creek's EcoFest, @lwvbae's Bike Out the Vote!, Spooktacular Redwoods with @MidpenOpenSpace, and a panel on how food choices affect climate with @planetacterra: https://t.co/mxhrAVHUo6

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Climate Challenges like BrightAction and San Jose's Climate Smart Challenge can help neighborhoods work together to combat climate change on the community level. From Leslie Stewart: https://t.co/rXbAdXc6hj

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This week's Notes include Substance Abuse Solutions with @SPUR_Urbanist, DA candidate forum with @ACBAtweets, a climate speaker series on textiles with @LWVPiedmont, and a webinar on harmful algal blooms with @SFBaykeeper: https://t.co/2Zw03HKYSC

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This Week's Notes feature updates to a Monitor story on urban repurposing, some voter guides from @spur and @gbeltalliance, and @ridgetrail's upcoming service day: https://t.co/u7RIeDcNAh

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Plans for speedy public transit across the bay is being supporting by @MTCBATA, who has invested in Bus Rapid Transit programs in San Francisco, the East Bay, and the Santa Clara Valley. @cecilyoconnor reports: https://t.co/igbfVBGMhA

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This week's Notes feature a fish mortality tracker from @sfei_asc, a wildfire mitigation talk from @LWVPiedmont, a healthy homes webinar with @AirDistrict, and a roadmap to voting provided by @LWVDiabloValley: https://t.co/6DvzJbBIbZ

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“More than a recycling operation, it became a love affair." Janet Byron reports on El Cerrito's proud recycling history: https://t.co/CSyY0Y6PVT

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This week's notes feature a webinar on healthy homes with @AirDistrict, a wildfire mitigation climate talk hosted by @LWVPiedmont, and a shoreline stroll with @EBRPD: https://t.co/bA9Kf1Vht0

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“The solutions of 100 years ago are the problems of today. People need to recognize that." Environment writer @felicitybarr talks with the Monitor about inspiring the next generation of climate journalists. @noka_oi reports: https://t.co/2UP2PYmHlL

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This week's Notes feature a community climate action webinar, a grant awarded by @AirDistrict, a transit symposium with @SPUR_Urbanist, and @LWV_Oakland's easy voter guides: https://t.co/wFfNvtyj4w

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@MyceliumYouth's live action climate role play, the @sfbcdc vote on the A's Howard Terminal Plan, and @AirDistrict news in this week's Notes: https://t.co/JFcmbDD5sO

[Madeline Kronenberg @mkronen]

Between Two Teachers - 7-11-22
Today we discuss recent education issues and updates - including "double-dipping," curriculum, facilities, universal vouchers, community college for all, and shoutouts and brilliant ideas!
https://t.co/3Z9Ge87DxZ via @YouTube

[Robin Meadows @noka_oi]

Now a physician, first-generation American @bernielim created the kind of healthcare she wishes her family could have had when she was a kid. “We didn’t the doctor, it was not a place we wanted to go.” My latest profile for @LWV_Monitor https://t.co/HHQHqL2KPo

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“We’re bringing care directly to where people are gathering — to your street, your hood, your freeway underpass.” - @bernielim tells the Monitor about her journey into a pillar of community care: @noka_oi reports: https://t.co/1UEZqpH5Ws

[Greenbelt Alliance @gbeltalliance]

Activating underutilized schoolyards as open and green spaces can provide opportunities for physical activity, social interaction, environmental education, and more.
Find out more in this report by @JanetLByron for @LWV_Monitor: https://t.co/iVjcE6eEOd