(May 17, 2016) Swimmers, kayakers, stand-up paddle boarders, and boaters will parade on the water along the San Francisco waterfront on May 22 in Baykeeper’s 3rd Annual Bay Parade. The 1pm finale in McCovey Cove—featuring costumes, flags and live music—will be recorded and broadcast on the Jumbotron at the start of the Giants evening home game.
The Bay Parade includes the competitive Golden Rivet...
(May 17, 2016) Swimmers will race 6.5 miles in San Francisco Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge to McCovey Cove, along the San Francisco waterfront on May 22 in the Golden Rivet Swim, a part of Baykeeper’s Bay Parade event.
Elite swimmers competing include: Kimberley Chambers, who set a new world record, becoming the first woman to swim 30 miles from the Farallon Islands; Triple Crown of Open Water...
(May 10, 2016) San Francisco Baykeper Bay Parade Sunday May 22
What: Baykeeper’s 3rd Annual Bay Parade. Swimmers, kayakers, stand-up paddle boarders, and boaters parade on the water along the San Francisco waterfront to McCovey Cove at AT&T Park. Includes competitive 6.5-mile Golden Rivet Swim starting at the Golden Gate Bridge. Finale in McCovey Cove features 100 swimmers, paddlers, and...
(Nov 18, 2015) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(San Francisco, CA) State agencies and private companies no longer have a green light to extract excessive amounts of sand from the floor of San Francisco Bay—which harms access, enjoyment, and use of public resources—the California Court of Appeal ruled today.
“This ruling could help keep sand in San Francisco Bay to prevent erosion of Ocean Beach, and...
(Nov 13, 2015) For Baykeeper’s comments on the implosion of the old Bay Bridge pier, please contact:
Ian Wren, Baykeeper Staff Scientist, 415-810-6956 (mobile)
Background:
Caltrans’ plan to implode the largest underwater pier of the old Bay Bridge threatens to pollute San Francisco Bay with dust and debris.
“This cost-saving operation is without precedent in San Francisco Bay, and it seems the...
(Oct 2, 2015) For Immediate Release
October 2, 2015
Contact:
Roger Lin, Communities for a Better Environment, roger@cbecal.org, 510-302-0430 ext. 16
Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, miya@apen4ej.org, 510-834-8920 ext.306
Jess Dervin-Ackerman, Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter, jess.dervin-ackerman@sierraclub.org, 510-693-7677
April Thomas, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign,...
(Sep 16, 2015) (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Caltrans’ plan to implode the largest underwater pier of the old Bay Bridge threatens to pollute San Francisco Bay with dust and debris.
“This cost-saving operation is without precedent in San Francisco Bay, and it seems the Bay will end up paying the price to recoup money spent on cost over-runs and mistakes in the new bridge construction process,” says...
(Aug 24, 2015) Protecting our rights to sand at Ocean Beach and in the Bay.
San Francisco Baykeeper will present arguments in the California Court of Appeal in our case to stop excessive sand mining in San Francisco Bay. We will be urging the court to require more sustainable sand mining limits that protect Ocean Beach and the Bay. For decades, private companies have been permitted to mine too...
(Jun 30, 2015) (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) What can you do if you see a lawn sprinkler going full blast, with water running into the street? Or a garden hose gushing water with no one around? Now, there’s a friendly way to remind neighbors about the need to conserve water during California’s fourth year of severe drought.
Baykeeper has created a friendly water conservation reminder note that lets Bay...
(Mar 23, 2015) SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Mark Leno is teaming up with environmental protection advocates today to announce legislation that would protect wildlife in the event of a marine spill involving a non-petroleum based substance. The legislation was inspired by the recent discovery of a mysterious sticky gray substance, dubbed in press reports as “mystery goo,” in the San Francisco Bay that...