S.F. embraces aggressive new climate change goals as drought, heat and wildfires engulf California
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San Francisco set new,
more aggressive climate change goals Tuesday, including getting to net zero greenhouse gas emissions produced in the city by 2040. The goal is to supply 100% renewable electricity by 2025 and 100% renewable energy by 2045. Solar panels were put on the roof of low-income housing development Casa Adelante in San Francisco on September 30, 2020.Michael Short/Special to The Chronicle
San Francisco set new, more ambitious climate change goals Tuesday, including getting to net zero greenhouse gas emissions produced in the city by 2040, as wildfires, drought and heat waves worsened by climate change plague California and floods in Europe grab headlines.
Bay Area political events: Pandemic and voting, Ruth Bader Ginsburg s legacy
Chronicle staff report
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
MONDAY
COVID relief: A town hall on efforts to combat the health and economic impacts of the pandemic in the South Bay with Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Fremont. 5:30 p.m. More information is here.
WEDNESDAY
Pandemic and voting: How California changes to facilitate mail voting and accommodate in-person balloting during the pandemic affected turnout, with Public Policy Institute of California researcher Eric McGhee. 11 a.m. More information is here.