We are thrilled to announce a major victory: the proposed Sargent Ranch open-pit sand and gravel mine is no longer a threat to the Juristac landscape! Today, the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) announced the purchase of this property for permanent conservation, putting an end to the Sargent Ranch Quarry proposal. This outcome would not...
At Green Foothills, protecting Coyote Valley has long been a top priority — not just for its open space and farmland, but for the wildlife that depend on this landscape to survive. That’s why we’re encouraged by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) recent action to launch the Coyote Valley Wildlife Crossing Project, a...
On Thursday, January 29, the Santa Clara County Planning Commission will once again consider a development proposal that threatens open space and wildlife outside San Jose. Like several projects we’ve alerted you about in recent months, this residential sprawl project would block critical wildlife movement and put residents in harm’s way. The developer failed to...
Local farmland is a critical natural resource that is continually under threat of development. As Santa Clara County updates its zoning rules for development in rural unincorporated areas, Green Foothills is urging the County to ensure that these zoning amendments preserve important farmland, support local agriculture, and prevent oversized development from creeping into rural communities....
The City of San Jose is about to start studying the environmental impacts of a massive proposed development on open space at the former Pleasant Hills Golf Course. But while that review hasn’t even started, the landowner has already begun cutting down and removing trees—destroying wildlife habitat before the city can evaluate or address the...
The City of San Jose is about to start studying the environmental impacts of a massive proposed development on open space at the former Pleasant Hills Golf Course. But while that review hasn’t even started, the landowner has already begun cutting down and removing trees—destroying wildlife habitat before the city can evaluate or address the...
Over the past two months, the Santa Clara County Planning Commission has rejected appeals for four residential sprawl projects on rural land. These developments would have destroyed farmland and wildlife habitat and would have put homes in wildfire hazard zones, flood zones, and areas subject to seismic hazards. Thank you to the Planning Commission for...
Update 10/23/25: The Planning Commission has postponed its vote on this topic until November 20. Thank you to everyone who emailed the Planning Commission in response to our action alert. Your comments will be included in the packet that Planning Commission staff provide to the Commissioners for their November 20 meeting. To anyone who hasn’t...
Update: We’re pleased to report that on October 7, the Planning Commission voted 4-2 to deny this project. Your emails made a difference! Over the past few weeks, the Santa Clara County Planning Commission has denied appeals for three residential sprawl projects on open space where the developers missed important application deadlines under the builder’s...
Update: We’re pleased to report that on September 25, the Planning Commission voted to deny both appeals. The votes were 4-3 and 5-2. Thank you to everyone who emailed the Planning Commissioners! On Thursday, September 25, the Santa Clara County Planning Commission will consider whether two development applications for residential sprawl on open space outside...
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