Action Alert: Protect California's Environmental Legislation — Oppose CEQA Exemptions !

Posted March 3, 2010

• What’s happening
• Why this is important
• What you can do

Four identical bills in California's Assembly and Senate have the goal of exempting 125 public agency and private projects from the legal scrutiny required under California's premier environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  Please fax or call your Assembly Member and State Senator and ask them to oppose the bills for 125 loopholes in California's environmental law.more >>

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Green Footnotes News: Successes of 2009, and new Legacy Program

The latest Committee for Green Foothills Newsletter reviews CGF's activities and successes in 2009, and outlines the areas of focus for 2010.

The lead article celebrates the life of Joan Bruce, an inspired teacher who left a bequest to CGF to support its mission to preserve open space. To carry on her legacy, a bench in Arastradero Park will be dedicated to Joan Bruce in Spring, 2010.

 

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to protect the open space, farmlands, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.

Protecting Bay Area Open Space Since 1962
Committee for Green Foothills has a long history of advocacy and citizen action from the coast to the bay. Learn more about our history or about our current projects. Read our Strategic Plan for 2007-2012. View areas that CGF considers most at risk of development.


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