With Bay Area population forecast to increase to 8 or 9 million people, the region is grappling with where current and future residents will live and work. In San Francisco population density is rising in the trendy South of Market and Mission Bay areas, where housing is close to social ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $65 General, $45 Members
Boating Clean and Green The Boating Clean and Green Campaign is an education and outreach program that promotes environmentally sound boating practices to marine business and boaters in California. The program is conducted by the California Department of Boating and Waterways and the California Coastal Commission. The Campaign conducts boater education throughout the state ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Digital GovernmentLieutenant Governor and former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom discusses how ordinary citizens can use new digital tools to dissolve political gridlock and transform American democracy. In his first book, Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government, Newsom argues that, just as the post office and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $20 Members, $15 Students
No Bones About It: The Diversity of Gelatinous Invertebrates in the Deep SeaLiving in the ocean just a couple miles offshore from San Francisco are creatures more alien than any science fiction movie. Most of these are so fragile that they haven't been observed until recently, when submarine vehicles have begun to explore, film, and collect them. Dr. Steve Haddock from the ...
Award-winning wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas, one of the few women in her field, specializes in traveling around the world to photograph species including penguins, lions, gorillas, grizzlies, and sea otters. Hear Eszterhas share memorable anecdotes and technical expertise from her time in the field-how she journeyed to Antarctica to capture ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 donation General, members free
A veteran environmental leader, Mr. Pope worked for the Sierra Club for more than thirty years. In that time he has served as Political Director, Conservation Director, Executive Director, and Chairman. He stepped down as Chairman in 2012 to become a Senior Strategic Advisor and established Inside Straight Strategies, a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10 General, Free for UCB Students
