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With your help, Save The Bay and our partners have been working to secure historic levels of new funding to support a climate resilient Bay Area where everyone has a place to call home.

This November, voters in the Bay Area will have the chance to vote on two incredibly important measures. Read below for more information.

Prop 4 – California’s Climate Bond

Prop 4 is a $10 billion bond that will fund climate adaptation projects around the state. With this funding, California will make the largest investment in climate preparedness of any state in the nation. Funds will be used to prevent wildfire, ensure drinking water supplies during droughts, protect people from extreme heat, and prepare for the impacts of flooding caused by extreme storms and sea level rise. This bond will emphasize nature-based climate adaptation projects like restored tidal marsh for flood protection. And since many communities that are at the highest risk of climate disaster lack the means to protect themselves, a minimum of 40% of the total funding is required to be invested in disadvantaged communities.

Bay Area Housing For All

The Bay Area’s housing affordability crisis requires changes in how we grow our communities. This $20 billion housing bond will provide the largest ever investment in affordable housing in the Bay Area. It is estimated that this bond will build and preserve more than 72,000 affordable homes. Ensuring that all Bay Area residents have a home that they can afford not only creates more equitable communities, but also allows people to live where they work, learn, and play. This will help reduce the pressure for more sprawl development that require long, greenhouse gas emitting commutes.

Stay tuned for more information about upcoming ballot measures that will help us build a resilient, sustainable, and equitable Bay Area.