Breathe California of The Bay Area

Breathe California is proud to announce that it has been chosen to serve as the Coordinator for the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition. The coalition, one of 100 across the country sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, works to improve air quality and achieve energy independence by promoting the use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). As coordinator, Breathe California will help organize the efforts of the coalition’s diverse membership to bring more AFVs to Silicon Valley. Read more

Breathe California has proudly signed-on as the sponsor of AB 2344 (Beall, D-San Jose) to protect funding for vital tobacco control programs. To help the state curb evasion of the tobacco tax, tobacco retailers currently pay a one-time licensing fee of $100, which unlike other CA licensing programs includes no annual renewal. As a result, the program faces a funding shortfall, forcing the state to divert more than $7 million from Prop. 99, Prop. 10, the Breast Cancer research fund, and the state’s General Fund. AB 2344 would establish a $185 annual renewal of the retailers’ license fee, raising enough money to fully fund the licensing program and sending the $7 million shortfall back to the underfunded tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Learn more about our latest advocacy effort, including how you can support this common-sense bill.