The Committee is Watching...

The San Jose Draft Environmental Impact Report for Coyote Valley — that identifies many significant impacts yet fails to note others. Available to the public at: www.sanjoseca.gov/coyotevalley/publications_DEIR.htm

The Castro Valley Ranch in South Santa Clara County — where an 8,000-acre subdivision of the ranch significantly increases the threat of future development.

The Sixth District Court of Appeals — as it reviews our appeal to allow a lower court to consider the merits of our case against Santa Clara County and Stanford University for replacing a promised trail with an environmentally damaging sidewalk, without doing environmental review.

Half Moon Bay — where the City Council is considering selling the 21-acre Pilarcitos Park at the gateway to the city, which it purchased two years ago for a community park.

The Horse Park in Woodside — that has yet to implement critical restoration and landscaping requirements under its Use Permit, now under review for renewal.

The Committee Applauds…

Lennie Roberts and the Honorable Jackie Speier — who received Community Leadership and Citizen of the Year awards, respectively, at the Peninsula Coalition’s annual dinner in May.

CGF former Board President Mary Davey and former Board Member Kirke Comstock — who received “Tall Tree” awards from Avenidas in Palo Alto in May.

The Devil’s Slide Tunnel — that will mark the beginning of the actual boring of the tunnel with a celebration in September.

The California Department of Fish and Game — for its comprehensive and critical comments on the permits filed by the San Jose Water Company and San Francisco YMCA for perpetual logging rights in redwood forests in the Los Gatos watershed and in Jones Gulch Camp near La Honda, respectively.

The City of San Jose — for its decision to postpone massive development in the Evergreen District until the City’s outdated General Plan has been revised.

The Santa Clara County Open Space Authority — for its purchase of the 702-acre Doan and Nielsen Ranches east of Gilroy.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District — for considering new policies to protect watersheds from erosion and impervious surface runoff.