Save The Bay Blog

Many employers offer matching gift programs. How does it work? You give a gift and your employer does the same to match that gift.  It is an easy way to double or even triple your charitable contribution to your favorite non-profit. Some companies also provide matching gifts for spouses, retirees, or employee volunteer hours. Matching [...]

Did you know that donating appreciated stock can actually save you money on your taxes? For Save The Bay, it’s just as easy to accept stock donations as any other form of charitable giving. We use your stock donation like we would any other gift. Your donation goes towards renewing our efforts to stop Cargill [...]

Save The Bay is pleased to announce a new set of Planned Giving pages on our website. We have taken this step to provide you with easy-to-understand information on making a planned gift. Why?  We want to help you plan for your future and for the future of our San Francisco Bay restoration and protection [...]

Cargill & DMB developed a very big headache at the Planning Commission meeting in Redwood City last Tuesday night. Redwood City asked for their residents’ input on the proposed salt pond development, and that is exactly what they got – over three hours of it. The overflow crowd lined the walls, sat on the floors [...]

The Phillies weren’t the only out-of-towners that were dealt a blow yesterday. As Giants fans were filing into AT&T Park, just before the Giants/Phillies NLCS game on the beautiful Bay shoreline, a banner was flying over the stadium telling Cargill and their luxury developer, DMB Associates, not to pave our precious San Francisco Bay. Fans [...]