Resilient Landscapes Director at SFEI. Climate, infrastructure, natural systems, and how they come together in California and the Bay.
Oakland, CA
Joined February 2010
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Laura Feinstein retweeted
New piece with @JennyMLRempel chronicling the passage and impact of CA's highly symbolic Human Right to Water policy! We argue that AB685 has had a host of policy feedbacks including but, importantly not limited to, formal policy change. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Laura Feinstein retweeted
“A new policy brief from @SPUR_urbanist details a plethora of strategies to avoid nonessential electrical panel upgrades, from incentivizing power-efficient equipment to leveraging the National Electrical Code more strategically.” 🙌
ALT “How to avoid panel upgrades so we can electrify more homes. Upsizing the electrical panel can be costly and unnecessary. A new report offers guidance on how to forgo upgrades so more funding can go to electrification.” A photo of someone unscrewing an electrical panel.
Just out: "Solving the Panel Puzzle" on accelerating CA's climate goals by addressing what's often the most expensive and time-consuming step in building electrification: replacing the panel and utility electric service. @SPUR_Urbanist @BuildItGreenOrg spur.org/publications/policy…
Laura Feinstein retweeted
From Tunnel Muck to Tidal Marsh, BART Extension Could Benefit the Bay
The millions of yards of muck from the BART extension could shave decades off restoration work, reports @josephgeha16
@KQEDnews @KQEDscience
kqed.org/science/1992580/fro…
Laura Feinstein retweeted
Next week! Join SPUR, PCE, and BAAQMD on 4/2 to learn more about California’s EV charging goals, challenges, and solutions to get 1 million electric vehicle chargers to support 7.1 million passenger plug-in vehicles by 2030. Register today!
buff.ly/4a94RXF
Laura Feinstein retweeted
Hi! I’m excited to announce something new at KQED. It’s a 📚BOOK CLUB📚 for people who want a better climate future.
The big idea is that the best thing we can do to spur action is to talk about climate change more in our daily lives (H/T @KHayhoe)
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Laura Feinstein retweeted
Evening, folks. After 6 years and countless hours at meetings and community events, I'm at San Mateo City Hall tonight for the final vote on the General Plan 2040.
I won't sugarcoat it: the plan is, in my opinion, a missed opportunity and a huge disappointment. 🧵
Laura Feinstein retweeted
Can CA's Climate Bond Weather the Storm of State Deficits?
“Lawmakers need to understand that climate change is not waiting for us to decide when it is convenient to take action.” @KERoednerSutter
@kqednews @kqedscience
kqed.org/science/1991836/199…
Now if only we could get state water resource planning to consider multiple benefits the state could ascend to resource planning nirvana
California energy officials will begin taking public health, land use, job creation and other "non-energy" benefits into account when making energy decisions: insideclimatenews.org/news/1… via @emmafmerchant
This was one weird average year.
Laura Feinstein retweeted
New homes in Charleston, SC area come with unexpected surprise...failing septic tanks. Rising water tables (due to sea level rise) are part of the problem. postandcourier.com/news/sept…
Laura Feinstein retweeted
With rebates currently available or that are coming soon, low-income households in the Bay Area can install a heat pump water heater for free! New article from SPUR - spur.org/news/2024-03-05/aff… #electrifyeverything
With rebates currently available or that are coming soon, low-income households in the Bay Area can install a heat pump water heater for free! New article from SPUR - spur.org/news/2024-03-05/aff… #electrifyeverything
Laura Feinstein retweeted
WEEKEND READING: New Bay Area regulations are ushering in a transition to HEALTHIER, electric, space and water heaters that do NOT emit toxic pollutants. Read how we can make the transition just and affordable. @SPUR_Urbanist spur.org/publications/spur-r…
Excited to announce I'll be joining SF Estuary Institute as Director of the Resilient Landscapes Program! I'm honored to lead a team of visionary scientists developing nature-based strategies for a healthier Bay Area. #cawater @sfei_asc sfei.org/rl 🧵
When I feel worried about the climate or poverty or the fact that people can't seem to remember to be kind to each other, I remember that people have lived in the Bay Area for more than 10,000 years. Today is just a brief moment in the Bay Area's long history.
ALT Image credit: flickr user Wendy Kenin https-//www.flickr.com/photos/greendoula/
Laura Feinstein retweeted
Folks: NIMBYs in San Mateo are trying to turn the city's wealthiest, whitest neighborhood into a historic district to skirt state housing law.
The County Board of Supervisors is considering a resolution in opposition. Public comment is happening now!
smcgov.zoom.us/j/95938148795
Laura Feinstein retweeted
Join us next week for community workshops where you can learn more about the newly released Draft Plan - a milestone in the San Francisco Waterfront Flood Study. RSVP at sfport.com/wrp/engagement
The Bay Area has three short years until only clean electric heat pump water heaters are sold in the Bay Area - not more gas. How can policymakers ensure the transition is affordable for low-income residents? Read SPUR's report:
spur.org/buildingelectrifica…
