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 de liderar y dar forma a los sistemas y políticas que afectan sus vidas. Para fortalecer nuestra democracia, nuestros funcionarios electos deben reflejar las diversas experiencias de las comunidades a las que sirven y gobiernan para promover el bienestar colectivo de la región.

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, our elected officials must reflect the diverse experiences of the communities they serve and govern to advance the region’s collective well-being.

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 communities across the country are already investing in climate-water solutions, adaptation efforts aren’t moving fast enough to keep up with the speed of climate change impacts on water resources. This summary highlights the water-related subject-matter findings of the assessment.

Art credit: "Redrawing the Earth" is a 2023 colored pencil drawing submitted by Ritika S. in Grade 8 as part of the National Climate Assessment's Art x Climate gallery.

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 communities across the country are already investing in climate-water solutions, adaptation efforts aren’t moving fast enough to keep up with the speed of climate change impacts on water resources. This summary highlights the water-related subject-matter findings of the assessment.

Art credit: "Redrawing the Earth" is a 2023 colored pencil drawing submitted by Ritika S. in Grade 8 as part of the National Climate Assessment's Art x Climate gallery.

Fact sheet for federal legislators on the importance of water assistance, needed improvements to the temporary Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), principles for establishing a permanent program, and the need to shift toward long-term water affordability.

Water is a human right and the foundation of good health and thriving communities. For the 30th annual observance of World Water Day, we developed this message guidance through conversations during the Caucus's February 2023 national call and the Climate Justice Working Group. Please use this messaging to uplift WECR perspectives and a shared voice for the human right to water.

Access to safe, affordable water and sanitation is a basic human right. Yet, across the United States, communities face mounting threats to their water security, including from the rising costs of water and wastewater service. This fact sheet explains the U.S. water affordability crisis, the current state of federal action and recommendations for a renewed national commitment to safe, affordable water.

In response to the passing of the IRA, we put together a short summary of how the compromises embedded in the bill reflect a national approach to climate policy that has long focused on incrementally reducing emissions without centering environmental and economic justice.