Residents of the Bay Area’s nine counties have passed a $12-per-year parcel tax to raise $500 million toward wetlands restoration and other Bay shoreline improvements over the next 20 years in what will be a historic influx in funding for the Bay.
The San Francisco Bay is our region's dominant geographic feature.
Mud Lovers
Get Dirty is the first rule at Crab Cove. Second is discover crabs and curlews in the Bay’s oozy silt. Third, bring a change of shoes.
Bay Nature Publisher David Loeb: Yes on Measure AA
Vote yes on Measure AA to ensure the future health of the San Francisco Bay.
Bayview: Yes on Measure AA
Honoring Sylvia McLaughlin, and her legacy.
Oro Loma: Can Wastewater Save the Bay from Sea Level Rise?
An experimental restoration project comes alive in the East Bay.
What Lurks Beneath
A small research team sets out in the search for a potential ocean killer. But in this unusual year, nature is not cooperating with her interrogators.
A Backup Plan for the Delta Smelt
The search for a backup plan as the Delta Smelt nears extinction in the wild.
The Guadalupe River Needs Rain
For the last few months, the Guadalupe River, the major river of the 10th largest city in the United States, has been essentially out of water.
Q&A: San Francisco Public Press Reporter Kevin Stark on Sea Level Rise and Bay Area Preparations
Reporter Kevin Stark, one of the co-authors on a major new sea level rise project from the San Francisco Public Press, talks about the challenges of thinking about and reporting on sea level rise in the Bay Area.
Richardson Bay Sea Otter, First in San Francisco Bay Since 2011, Dies
A young sea otter that had spent the last several weeks living in Richardson Bay died over the weekend.