This factsheet was created in conjunction with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and Communities for a Better Environment to highlight key findings from our recent report, "Inequity in the Air," an analysis of emitting facilities and emissions in the Bay Area. Key findings include: 

• Neighborhoods, or “block groups,” with a higher proportion of people of color tend to be located near...

The Water Equity and Climate Resilience (WECR) Caucus’s federal advocacy focuses on closing water access and affordability gaps in the United States while increasing the capacity of frontline water justice organizations to effectively engage in federal policy and advocate for safe, affordable, and reliable water for all. Download to learn about our 2025 federal policy priorities.

The City of Salinas is working on a rental stabilization ordinance. This fact sheet provides a comprehensive overview of housing affordability in Salinas, highlighting the housing and economic challenges renters face.

Key Findings

• More than half (53 percent) of households in Salinas are renters, a proportion that has grown significantly over the years.
• With rents increasing at a rate much...

This fact sheet provides a comprehensive overview of housing affordability in Redwood City, highlighting the housing and economic challenges renters face. It highlights an upcoming ballot measure, including a proposed fair and affordable housing ordinance, and underscores the importance of local policies that protect renters and stabilize housing costs.

Key Findings

• More than half (52...

Se están eligiendo más personas de diferentes grupos étnicos como funcionarios en el Área de la Bahía. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los principales cargos electos siguen ocupados por personas blancas. Si bien la diversidad en los cargos electos no conduce automáticamente a políticas equitativas, ayuda a garantizar que las personas de comunidades subrepresentadas y excluidas estén en condiciones...

More people of color are being elected in the Bay Area. Yet most of the top elected positions remain held by white people. While diversity in elected office doesn’t automatically lead to equitable policies, it helps ensure that people from underrepresented and excluded communities are positioned to lead and shape the systems and policies that affect their lives. To strengthen our democracy,...

The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released November 14, 2023 summarizes the latest scientific consensus on climate science in the United States. The report finds safe, reliable water supplies in the United States are threatened by drought, flooding, and sea level rise. Climate change is degrading water quality for people and ecosystems, and threatening public health. While many...

The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released November 14, 2023 summarizes the latest scientific consensus on climate science in the United States. The report finds safe, reliable water supplies in the United States are threatened by drought, flooding, and sea level rise. Climate change is degrading water quality for people and ecosystems, and threatening public health. While many...