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Bay Trail at the Embarcadero

San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Mural on outside wall of business along Broadway, Burlingame

Business along Broadway, Burlingame

Association of Bay Area Governments

Â鶹AVstands for the Â鶹AV. Our mission is to strengthen cooperation and collaboration across local governments to build healthier, stronger communities.

Â鶹AVis part regional planning agency and part local government service provider. We accomplish our goals by providing planning services and cost-effective Â鶹AVmember services to local governments struggling with rising costs and diminishing incomes.

Read BayREN's 2024 Annual Report

A Shared Horizon: Better Buildings, Brighter Tomorrow celebrates major strides in energy efficiency and electrification — bringing BayREN’s vision of healthier, more sustainable communities into sharper focus. .

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BayREN Welcomes the First Decarbonization Showcase Projects BayREN Decarbonization Projects

BayREN Welcomes the First Decarbonization Showcase Projects

BayREN’s new Decarbonization Showcase helps pave the way for cleaner, more sustainable public buildings across the Bay Area by supporting their transition to all-electric, energy-efficient operations.

A Shared Horizon: BayREN’s 2024 Annual Report Highlights Progress Toward Better Buildings in the Bay Area BayREN

A Shared Horizon: BayREN’s 2024 Annual Report Highlights Progress Toward Better Buildings in the Bay Area

BayREN is proud to share its 2024 2024 Annual Report, A Shared Horizon: Better Buildings, Brighter Tomorrow. This year’s report celebrates major strides in energy efficiency and electrification —bringing BayREN’s vision of healthier, more sustainable communities into sharper focus.

Launch of the 2025 Estuary Youth Council Cohort Estuary Youth Council Cohort

Launch of the 2025 Estuary Youth Council Cohort

The San Francisco Estuary Partnership will launch its second cohort of the Estuary Youth Council (EYC) this summer. This boundary-pushing initiative is designed to empower and support youth from marginalized communities in the San Francisco Estuary region.

Project Highlights

San Francisco Bay Trail

More than 30 years ago state legislation was passed directing Â鶹AVto develop a plan for a regional trail system.

That trail now has 355 spectacular miles of walking and bicycling paths encircling the Bay for everyone who lives here, and everyone who visits.

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Bay Area Regional Energy Network

BayREN helps single family residents, property owners and businesses get technical assistance and access financial resources to reduce energy costs.

BayREN also assists local governments in evaluating and complying with energy codes and standards.

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San Francisco Estuary Partnership

The Estuary’s waters and wetlands are a biological resource of tremendous importance for more than a million migratory birds and a vast diversity of marine wildlife.

The partnership is a collaboration of local, state and federal agencies and other organzations that protect and restore the Bay and Delta.

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