Proposition 4 | Resource Hub
The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024
About Proposition 4
This November, California voters will vote on a $10-billion climate bond. The bond, known as Prop 4, would provide funding for a variety of environmental programs, including for safe drinking water and water resilience, wildfire prevention, protection of natural lands, parks, and wildlife; protection of coastal lands, bays, and oceans; agriculture; and other projects to reduce climate risks and impacts.
Upcoming TOGETHER Bay Area events
For TOGETHER Bay Area members
Prop 4 Briefings
Members are invited to join us for three online sessions where we’ll bring in a guest speaker and review the Prop 4 climate bond campaign, updates, and other resources.
Members, register here:
- Thursday, August 22, 11:00 am
- Thursday, September 5, 11:00 am
- Thursday, October 17, 11:00 am
For everyone
Climate Risk Reduction:
A Showcase of Bay Area Solutions
In this online event series, hear from local experts about how the Bay Area is stepping up to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis and how Proposition 4, which is on the ballot this November, could positively impact the natural places you love.
Free! Online! And you’re invited:
- Tuesday, October 8, 12:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 15, 12:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 22, 12:00 pm
Register for one or all of these events here!
Bond Resources
Campaign Resources
Yes on Prop 4 Campaign Website
Yes on Prop 4 Coalition Toolkit
One-pager: About Prop 4
Endorse Prop 4
Social media toolkit
About the bond
Chapter totals
Campaign Engagement Rules
Rules of the Road: Nonprofit Rules for Advocacy
Bolder Advocacy Resource Library
Examples of Campaign Engagement
Polling Information
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment
Survey results indicate a majority of California voters say they would vote yes on a $10 billion bond to pay for flood protection and climate resiliency projects.
In the news
Letter to the Editor: Prop. 4 funds are needed now; vote yes, The Mercury News, September 27, 2024
Our View: Vote ‘yes’ on Propositions 2 and 4, Bakersfield Californian, August 18, 2024
California voters to decide on $10 billion climate bond, Save the Redwoods League, July 9, 2024
Your guide to Proposition 4: California Climate bond, LA Times, July 8, 2024
Take Action
TOGETHER Bay Area events
For TOGETHER Bay Area members
Prop 4 Briefings
Members are invited to join us for three online sessions where we’ll bring in a guest speaker and review the Prop 4 climate bond campaign, updates, and other resources.
Members, register here:
- Thursday, August 22, 11:00 am
- Thursday, September 5, 11:00 am
- Thursday, October 17, 11:00 am
For everyone
Climate Risk Reduction:
A Showcase of Bay Area Solutions
In this online event series, hear from local experts about how the Bay Area is stepping up to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis and how Proposition 4, which is on the ballot this November, could positively impact the natural places you love.
Dates:
- Tuesday, October 8, 12:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 15, 12:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 22, 12:00 pm
Learn more here. Registration information coming soon!
Spread the word
- TOGETHER Bay Area Prop 4 talking points
- TOGETHER Bay Area social media toolkit
What Could Proposition 4 Funding Make Possible?
TOGETHER Bay Area member organizations are working on projects to improve safe drinking water, wildfire prevention, drought preparedness, clean air, and more. They’re working on projects that address climate resilience from all angles and support healthy lands and healthy communities. Check out these examples of the types of projects Prop 4 could make possible:
Watsonville Slough Farm
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County will open the 490-acre property to the public and feature trails, U-pick produce, nature exploration, and a new community and classroom barn space.
Protecting Coyote Valley
Proposition 4 could provide $25 million dedicated to ecological restoration and protection of open space in Coyote Valley.
Evolving Shorelines at Bothin Marsh
Bothin Marsh presents a unique opportunity to demonstrate nature-based strategies such as ecotone slopes and beach creation to adapt to sea level rise.
Hoover Ranch
John Muir Land Trust is leading efforts to acquire, restore, and permanently protect this 600-acre property on Bethel Island in Contra Costa County.
Highway 17 Wildlife and Trail Crossings
In the Santa Cruz Mountains, Highway 17 fragments thousands of acres of open space, limiting the ability of wildlife to find food, mates and habitat, as well as preventing the completion of several regional trail systems.
Fire Relief in California State Parks
Additional funding would allow Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship’s professional Trail Crew to expand its time in the field helping clear brush, remove trail hazards, create fire breaks, and rebuild trails throughout Big Basin and other California State Parks affected by wildfire.
Diablo Range & Prop 4
Of Prop 4 funding, $80 million will be dedicated to the greater Diablo Range through a “San Andreas Corridor Program,” referring to the famous geological fault line that runs through a good part of the Diablo Range.
This money will be used to protect and restore wildlife corridors in our area.
Photo by Sean Burke
Members, what could Prop 4 make possible for you?
Contribute to the Prop 4 Resources Hub
There are several ways that TOGETHER Bay Area members are invited to contribute to this hub:
- Share stories about your organization’s projects that would benefit from bond funding. We’re envisioning a display of blog posts and news articles that showcase an array of essential and transformative projects across the region that the bond could make possible.
- Let us know what kinds of Prop 4 resources would be valuable for you in educating your communities about the bond.
- Send in resources you already have and love and want to share.
Submit your stories, requests, and resources here.
TOGETHER Bay Area & Prop 4
As a coalition, TOGETHER Bay Area convenes, educates, and mobilizes. We’re sharing information, hosting events to raise awareness and offer voter education, and providing tools and resources to enable our members to take action. Check out the resources on this page or attend a TOGETHER Bay Area event to learn more and get involved.