Friends,
As we close out my first year as editor of Streetsblog California, I am writing to ask you to please consider supporting our work so we can both survive and grow in 2026. If you’re reading this and are already set to donate, great! You can review all our donation options or donate online here, or join our Patreon here.
SBCAL has always been the Streetsblog that relied the least on reader support, but for this website to be able to thrive and grow, that’s going to need to change. Over 90% of our funding came from two large annual grants, one from the Vida Feliz Foundation and the other from The California Endowment. Because of changing priorities, we won’t be getting a new grant from TCE next year, so your support means more now than ever.
Streetsblog California plays a unique role in the state’s media landscape. From Sacramento legislation to regional planning decisions, from climate policy to street safety, our reporting connects the dots between local stories and statewide impacts. We highlight the community voices often overlooked in traditional coverage, explain complex policy debates in accessible terms, and hold agencies and elected leaders accountable for the transportation, housing, and environmental choices that affect millions of Californians.
But we aren’t just asking you to support our current work, but to help us grow in 2026. In 2025, we began taking better advantage of the online medium to reach our audience, launching a podcast (libsyn) and a series of short-video channels (Instagram, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok.) While we plan to continue that work and even expand it, we also plan on increasing our local coverage throughout the state. I’ll be talking more about that next week.
Your tax-deductible donation today helps us:
- Report on statewide legislation that influences climate goals, transit investments, and active transportation.
- Provide detailed coverage of safety, equity, and infrastructure issues impacting cities and towns across California.
- Connect local efforts—North, South, Coast, Central Valley, Inland Empire—to the larger statewide narrative.
If you value this work, please consider contributing whatever you can—$20, $100, $250, or any amount. Every donation strengthens our ability to keep informing, connecting, and elevating the movement for a safer, fairer, and more sustainable California.
Thank you for reading and supporting Streetsblog California.
With gratitude,
Damien
