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San Francisco Baykeeper @sfbaykeeper@sfba.social

3/13/2026, 9:28:11 PM

Public

Most people don't know this but the state is selling the Bay's dwindling sand -- so that for-profit companies can turn it into concrete.

Bay sand not only provides habitat for countless creatures, but literally shores up the shoreline. We *need* that sand to stave of erosion and sea level rise.

So we're suing.

Learn more: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/baykeeper-challenges-unlawful-sand-mining-leases-for-sf-bay/

Pictured: A sand miner on the Bay by Roger Cunningham

#sanfranciscobay #sfbay #bayarea #sand #sandmining #sealevelrise

A sand mining vessel on the Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

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