Committee for Green Foothills - 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.Committee for Green Foothills | 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.

In Palo Alto, a Small Step to Better Planning

By Ava Lindstrom As Stanford requests a substantial expansion of its academic development, activists and students are sharing their concerns about inadequate housing and the worsening of traffic and sprawl. On the other side of El Camino Real, however, Palo Alto just took a small but significant step to reigning in the explosive office development […]

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Stanford Pushes the Limit

Stanford University has proposed a plan for its growth over the next 18 years – a plan that would significantly increase the student and staff population on its campus, but would not include commensurate amounts of housing. Committee for Green Foothills is requesting that the amount of Stanford’s academic development be reduced, and that the […]

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Planning for Sea Level Rise

Do you like to flush your toilet? Many of us rely on this small daily action without thinking twice about it. However, due to climate change, even a toilet flush may eventually be a luxury. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase due to inaction on climate change, the projections for sea level rise are […]

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The Mountain Terrace: Nature Inspires at a Hillside Retreat

Nestled in the Woodside Highlands, the careful observer can find this year’s venue for Nature’s Inspiration, The Mountain Terrace. Inside its country-style lodge, you will find an antique wood bar, exposed beam ceilings, and a grand stone fireplace adding to the rustic charm of the setting. The lodge opens onto a spacious bi-level redwood deck […]

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Take Action: A New Threat to Coyote Valley

Thank you to all those who submitted comments to the Board of Trustees. The form to do so is now closed. Thanks to advocacy and public outcry, the Gavilan Board of Trustees made some major modification to the bond measure language, and we are continuing to monitor the situation as it develops. On Tuesday, July […]

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It’s a Sign: Wildlife Crossing Marked in Coyote Valley

The San Jose City Council has taken a first step towards making Coyote Valley a safe passage for wildlife. In June the Council voted to fund wildlife crossing signs on Monterey Road, a roadkill hot spot in Coyote Valley. Through our Protect Coyote Valley, San Jose campaign, Committee for Green Foothills and its partners have […]

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The Power of People

By Megan Medeiros Executive Director, Committee for Green Foothills Chair, No on B, Yes on C Campaign Committee Minutes before the first election results were released on June 5, 2018, Brian Schmidt of Greenbelt Alliance reminded me, “We did everything we could.” He was right. For months, we had poured all our spare time, energy, […]

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Prop 68 wins, Measure B is defeated!

It’s a good day to be an environmentalist in the Bay Area. Proving that people power can beat a well-financed opponent, we defeated the developer-backed Measure B and passed Measure C in San Jose. Measure B would have approved a gated development of luxury homes on 200 acres of open space in the Evergreen hillsides, […]

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Thank You to our Stand Up Volunteers!

By Chris Sturken The mission of Protect Coyote Valley is to protect and restore key ecological resources in the Valley that support regional biodiversity and improve groundwater storage and recharge for Silicon Valley. These resources include northern Coyote Valley’s wildlife corridor between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Mountain Range. They also include over 2,500 acres […]

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A New Horizon

As I mentioned in a blog on May 15, we have entered into a new period for Committee for Green Foothills. We are changing how we do our work. Taking a more proactive approach on critical advocacy issues is part of that change. To move definitively in this new direction, we restructured our organization. In 2017, we […]

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Our No on B, Yes on C Op-Ed in the San Jose Inside

As the June election draws near, Committee for Green Foothills is determined to get the word out to voters about the severe drawbacks of Measure B in San Jose and the benefits of Measure C. Our Legislative Advocacy Director, Alice Kaufman, wrote an op-ed with Sergio Jimenez and Mike Flaugher recently published in the San Jose […]

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June Voter Guide & GOTV Opportunities

The June election is right around the corner and we’ve got you covered. Please join us in voting for the environment and our community on June 5. Here’s what you need to know: Vote YES on Prop 68 This is your chance to address some of California’s most important water, park, and natural resource needs. […]

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