Timeline
2023
- CEO Margo Sidener Receives TB Elimination Hero Award from the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association – April 2023
2022
- Breathe California Supports “YES on 31” in the November 2022 election to protect kids from a lifetime of nicotine addiction – 10/6/22 (Clip courtesy of KRON-TV)
2017
- CVS Health: Encouraging Student Filmmakers – 2/22/17
- State of Reform: Breathe California of the Bay Area receives $20,000 grant from Anthem Blue Cross Foundation for Asthma Education Services – 2/14/17
- Milpitas: Council bans smoking in outdoor dining areas – San Jose Mercury News – 1/26/17
2016
- Wish Book: Camp teaches kids that asthma doesn’t mean they can’t play, exercise – San Jose Mercury News – 12/8/16
2015
- Rose Garden Shorts: Donate to Goodwill, help Breathe California – San Jose Mercury News – 8/5/15
- Cyclists Pedal 70 Miles On the Peninsula To battle lung disease – KCBS San Francisco Bay Area – 7/13/15
- Margo Sidener helped local residents breathe easier – San Jose Mercury News – 3/18/15
- Santa Clara County TB rates remain higher than twice the national average – Palo Alto Patch -3/24/15
- Margo Sidener retires from Breathe California after 33 years – San Jose Mercury News – 3/5/15
2014
- Bay Area schools take on teens’ e-cigarette use – San Jose Mercury News – 2/9/14
2013
- California has highest incident of TB rate in the US – Channel NewsAsia – 8/14/13
- Palo Alto Bans Smoking at All Parks – Palo Alto Online – 5/13/13
- Daredevils assist Breathe California – San Jose Mercury News – 5/12/13
- Art students in Silicon Valley encouraged to design poster to stop the spread of TB in valley – San Jose Mercury News – 5/1/13
- Fundraising is Still Open for Breathe Extreme Challenge – The Santa Clara Weekly – 5/1/13
- East Bay lawmakers introduce bills aimed at Chevron in aftermath of Richmond refinery fire – San Jose Mercury News – 2/26/13
- A Step Towards Cleaner Air: Editorial by Greg Baumann – Silicon Valley Business Journal – 2/22/13
2009
- 9-Year-Old Boy Helps Pace Bay to Breakers Fundraiser – 6/08/09
- Coalition Selects Recipient of Inaugural Lung Cancer Promise of Tomorrow Award – 3/2/09
2008
- Breathe California Helps Push for Adoption of New “Diesel Truck Standard” – 12/20/08
- Breathe California Travels to Capitol Hill to Urge Congress to Help Save Our Breath – 6/26/08
- Breathe California Sponsors Bill to Make All California Hospitals Smoke-Free – 4/01/08
2007
- Going Green this Holiday Season – 11/29/07
- Make Your Year-End Gifts Count With These Easy Tips – 11/29/07
2006
- Prenatal Smoking is Linked to ADHD – The Seattle Time – 9/06/06
- Milipitas Enacts Secondhand Smoke Protections – 2/13/06