Nearly a year ago, Redwood City decided to shelve its draft Inner Harbor Specific Plan after Committee for Green Foothills, other groups, and local residents objected to various aspects of the plan – including Harbor View, a massive office project of four 9-story towers and two parking structures. Now, although the Inner Harbor Specific Plan […]
When they hired Megan Medeiros as Executive Director in 2013, our Board of Directors thought that they deserved to get patted on the back. Well, we all still think that, and now their judgment has been confirmed by Greenbelt Alliance, which is honoring Megan with their 2017 Greenbelt Alliance Champion Award. “Megan is one of […]
THANK YOU! The Community Advocates Leadership Academy (CALA) class of 2017-2018 appreciates your support so that we might offer scholarships to all participants who requested one. Here’s what this year’s class had to say about your support: “I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate in CALA. I could not have done this without […]
We’re keeping on eye on the City of Menlo Park, where the master plan update is underway for Bedwell Bayfront Park. We supported the city’s plan to ban drones and radio-controlled aircraft in this park, which is surrounded on three sides by the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge. We will be monitoring the master plan process […]
By Lennie Roberts, Legislative Advocate In June 1973 the last seven miles of Interstate 280 opened with great fanfare. Stretching from Raymundo Drive in Woodside to the Eugene Doran Memorial Bridge that crosses the canyon of San Mateo Creek, this final link completed some 50 miles of highway that was designed to blend with nature […]
By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate North Crestview Park is a 4-acre site reputed to be the highest point in the city of San Carlos, offering stunning views both west to the Santa Cruz Mountains and east to the Bay and the East Bay hills. North Crestview Park is also a local wildlife corridor, located at […]
We need your help to speak up for open space and sustainability, in Coyote Valley and elsewhere in San Jose. On Monday, August 21, San Jose City Councilmembers will hold a study session on the draft Environmental Sustainability Plan (ESP). Please join us in urging city councilmembers to ensure the ESP includes preservation of open space. […]
In 2012 Gilroy’s city councilmembers chose their downtown as the preferred location for a high-speed rail (HSR) station. The community strongly supported this decision, as did Committee for Green Foothills, because it avoided the alternative location—accompanied by new urban growth —in the Agricultural Preserve to the east of the shopping outlets. Locating the station in […]
Today, August 9, is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. In recognition of this day, we’d like to take a moment to highlight a local indigenous community, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is one of three historic tribes that are recognized as Ohlone. The traditional territory of the Amah Mutsun […]
Round of applause for Los Gatos Town Councilmembers for prioritizing the revision of Los Gatos’ wildlife-friendly fencing ordinance to better protect animals and enhance wildlife migration.
By Mark Massara On Thursday, June 15, a three justice panel of the California Court of Appeals became the sixth California court to hear lawyers for Vinod Khosla complain that having to apply for a permit amounts to government “takings” of private property along California’s coast. Based on the Court’s questions and skepticism expressed during […]
The 31 graduates of the Community Advocates Leadership Academy (CALA) Class of 2017 celebrated their graduation on June 3. Graduates of all ages had taken 10 Saturday classes, one a month, to learn to make a difference in the environmental and social challenges of our time. “We had wonderful guest speakers,” said graduating student Doreen Villemaire. […]
