SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the staff of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (the Authority) announced that it will recommend allocating $67.5 million Measure AA funding to five projects to improve the health and ecological functions of the Bay.  Two of the projects were awarded funding at today’s Governing Board meeting; the remaining three will be presented for funding later in 2019.

The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority is requesting submittal of multi-benefit wetland restoration projects for consideration and possible inclusion on the Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team’s (BRRIT’s) priority project list for calendar year 2019.  

Karen Holman, Vice President of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors, has been active in the community for many years, including a long public record of environmental stewardship. She was a member of both Acterra and the City of Palo Alto Zero Waste Task Forces and has had roles in neighborhood associations and numerous non-profit organizations. In Palo Alto over the last 17 years she served as mayor, city councilmember, and planning commissioner.