The City of San Francisco has been permitted by a federal judge to intervene in a federal lawsuit filed by Brightline Defense Project regarding the city’s proposed “peaker” power plants in Southeast San Francisco, and was formally named a defendant in the case last Friday. The suit, initially filed on September 24, 2007, alleges that San Francisco must not allow its two planned power plants in Southeast San Francisco to be built until the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets forth new greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act, as ordered by the United States Supreme Court in April. 

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TRC has entered into a contract with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for the dismantlement and abatement of the Hunters Pt. Power Plant located in San Francisco, California. This marks a new and exciting chapter in the transformation of this industrial property. Consistent with PG&E's agreement with the city, the site will ultimately be cleaned up to a residential cleanup standard, the strictest cleanup standard available.

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San Francisco is setting the bar nationally and internationally for what cities can do to address global warming. We are tackling climate change head-on and have made incredible progress in recycling, smart growth and mass transit. But there is a glaring hole in our environmental policies: we have done almost nothing in renewable energy production.

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Thanksgiving is a time to share! This holiday season, the A. Philip Randolph Institute would like to express our sincere appreciation for your confidence in us by holding our First Annual Turkey Basket Giveaway. We will be giving away turkey baskets to over 500 families in the Bay View Hunters Point Community.

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