Demos of SF’s bike sharing program
San Francisco is pioneering a new bike-sharing program in the vein of Paris and Barcelona. The project has been trumpeted by Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office for years. With a $4 million grant that...
View ArticleWhale swims into Tomales Bay, dazzling onlookers
It’s rare that a whale turns up in Tomales Bay. But this week a 25-footer showed up to dine on worms, mollusks, and crustaceans during the annual winter migration from Alaska to the warmer waters of...
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Stalking nature’s salmonoid miracle amid 7 million people
It has been a fall and winter swollen with news stories about the endangered coho salmon’s banner year in Marin County. The heavy rains many of us have been grousing about help the sea-dwelling salmon...
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Superfund site in San Francisco proves toxic for Navy, neighbors
"Toxic tour" begins. Mathy Stanislaus (left) begins the tour alongside Jaron Browne, a community organizer with People Organized to Win Employment Rights. Stanislaus later met with local organizations...
View ArticleHidden Treasure: An Eco-City in San Francisco Bay?
Listen to WOW reporter Alison Hawkes’ radio story about the greening of Treasure Island, which aired on KQED’s California Watch. © alison for Way Out West News, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to...
View ArticleA storm of biblical proportions
It’s been a long, cold rainy winter this year in California. But it could get worse — much worse. The USGS warned this past week that California is in the eye of a winter storm weather pattern that...
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San Francisco tackles erosion, sea level rise on Ocean Beach
The Great Highway has been eroding into the ocean, the result of the sea reclaiming what was once its own. Photo: Alison Hawkes Ocean Beach is one of San Francisco’s most uncertain recreational spots,...
View ArticleUC Berkeley study: Using fear backfires on climate change
It’s been a point of maddening frustration for scientists and environmentalists that as the predictions on global warming grow more dire, the public seems to be getting more skeptical. Blame...
View ArticleSierra snowpack good, but dry spell still a threat
The Sierra snowpack is at 108 percent normal for this time of year, according to measurements of the state’s frozen water supply. Though that sounds good, if a drop-off in precipitation that began...
View ArticleUrbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Vision California
Urban designer Peter Calthorpe’s new book “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change” makes some interesting points on why city planners should choose higher density, urban development. In excerpts from...
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