The Committee is Watching...

Committee for Green Foothills' Legislative Advocates and volunteers juggle multiple projects to protect the environment in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. In addition to those projects described in this issue's articles, the Committee is watching:

... CalTrans, anticipating the Record of Decision this fall on the Devil's Slide tunnel.

... Coastal land owners who propose monster homes and overbuilding substandard lots.

... County, State and Federal parklands, where encroachments such as the recent illegal tree cutting in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area threaten public resources.

... Esther Clark Park in Palo Alto, where the owners of the historic Juana Briones House propose to swap their developed land for parkland.

... Mission College Board of Trustees, whom we've asked to protect the last few remaining burrowing owls on campus.

... Midcoast review of the Local Coastal Plan in San Mateo County, to ensure coastal protections.

... Pilarcitos Creek, where we're working with the City of Half Moon Bay to modify a proposed trail and bridges to protect riparian areas.

... Stanford University and Santa Clara County, to ensure timely and effective implementation of environmental protections established by the Stanford Community Plan and General Use Permit.

... Vallemar Bluffs in Moss Beach, where development proposals are threatening open space.

... Water rights applications, to ensure that fishery resources are protected.

... Cellular antennae site proposals, to minimize visual impacts in unincorporated San Mateo County.