The Brightline Podcast
The Brightline Podcast explores local environmental justice issues across California, highlighting the work of activists, decision-makers, and community-based organizations like ours. You can listen to the podcast through Apple Podcasts as well as Spotify.
Recent Brightline Podcast Episodes:
Temporada 3: Episodio 2
Sintonizense a nuestro último episodio de nuestra serie sobre los Héroes de la justicia ambiental, con Miryam Aspajo y Rosa Alvarado. Escuchen sobre sus más de 30 años colectivamente organizando a la comunidad en torno a la seguridad pública, calidad de aire y las escuelas en el Tenderloin y South of Market.
Season 3: Episode 2
Tune into the latest episode in our Environmental Justice Heroes series, with Miryam Aspajo and Rosa Alvarado. Hear about their more than 30 years of community organizing work around schools and community safety within the Tenderloin and South of Market communities.
Season 3: Episode 1
Welcome to Season 3 of the Brightline Podcast! This is the first episode in our Environmental Justice Heroes series. Kicking things off is Diego Morales, a South San Francisco native and current Berkeley Law student. Tune in to hear about his inspiring journey—from aspiring park ranger to Brightline Policy Fellow and beyond.
Season 2: Ep 10
In our last episode of season two, we’ll be hearing from SRO resident Agnes and UCSF’s Dr. Neeta Thakur on indoor air quality in San Francisco units. Specifically, we’ll dive into the Follow the Smoke Study led by UCSF, Brightline, and UC Berkeley, which explores the health effects of wildfire smoke on SRO tenants.
Season 2: Episode 9
In this episode, we’ll explore the Chinatown Geography, Outdoors, Environment and Stewardship program, or Chinatown GOES. Through funding from the California State Parks Outdoor Equity Grants Program, San Francisco youth have the opportunity to learn about environmental justice mapping, air quality monitoring, governmental agencies and careers in the environmental sector.
Season 2: Episode 8
Tune in to our newest episode with Jana Ganion, Director of Sustainability and Government Affairs at Blue Lake Rancheria. Hear more about how Blue Lake Rancheria has worked to build their own energy infrastructure through the use of microgrids.