Big news on the Redwood City Cargill Saltworks project! At the May 7 Redwood City Council meeting, the Council announced that developer DMB Associates had officially withdrawn its application for development of the Cargill salt ponds. While this is very good news, the bad news is that DMB and Cargill are already planning a new development...
Author: Alice Kaufman
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The ongoing saga of the Cargill Saltworks project in Redwood City
The ongoing saga of the Cargill Saltworks project in Redwood City took an unexpected turn recently when Redwood City Councilmember Rosanne Foust requested the City Council to put an advisory vote on the November ballot, asking voters whether the city should continue with its review of the project. CGF Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman wrote the...
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Stanford gets county nod to expand campus
The Almanac Online – April 8, 2009 Stanford gets county nod to expand campus Growth by 2035 could reach 2 million to 5 million additional square feet under ‘Sustainable Development Study’ plan By Gennady Shayner, Palo Alto Online staff Stanford University’s plans to build new academic buildings and houses on its campus received a major...
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Differing views of the quarry: Controversy a constant companion as cement makers continue operations
Los Altos Town Crier – March 25, 2009 Differing views of the quarry: Controversy a constant companion as cement makers continue operations By Bruce Barton The sight evokes a reaction that’s slightly less overwhelming than surveying the expanse of the Grand Canyon. Workers are mining a gigantic pit encompassing some 600 acres and plunging more...
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T.J. Rodgers seeks permit to install winery above La Honda
The Almanac Online – January 28, 2009 T.J. Rodgers seeks permit to install winery above La Honda New round of county hearings will be held this spring By Marion Softky At last, Clos de la Tech has produced its first pinot noir from 25 acres of grapes in T.J. Rodgers’ vineyard west of Skyline and...
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Bridges to nowhere — for now
Pacifica Tribune October 1, 2008 Bridges to nowhere — for now By Tom Sullivan CORRESPONDENT The California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) celebrated a major milestone Friday, Sept. 26 with the on-time completion of two cast-in-place cantilever concrete bridges and a public walking tour of the Devil’s Slide Bridges and Tunnels Project construction site. Both...
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Politicians note construction of Devil’s Slide bridges
Half Moon Bay Review September 26, 2008 Politicians note construction of Devil’s Slide bridges By Greg Thomas [ [email protected] ] The completion of new bridges at Devil’s Slide was celebrated this morning with bubble-blowing, not ribbon-cutting. At approximately 10 a.m., under the beating sun, more than 100 locals, bridge-workers, reporters and state and local dignitaries...
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Lennie Roberts to be honored Sunday for 30 years of conservation
The Almanac September 22, 2008 Lennie Roberts to be honored Sunday for 30 years of conservation By Marion Softky Almanac Staff When Lennie Roberts was first honored by the Committee for Green Foothills in 1986, Anna Eshoo — then president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, now a representative in Congress — called...
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Our town: Where to put Stanford dirt?
Palo Alto Online September 17, 2008 Our Town: Where to put Stanford dirt? by Don Kazak Stanford broke ground last week for a new Graduate School of Business, one of several construction projects the university has or soon will have underway. It’s one of many buildings planned, including a new Stanford Hospital and new engineering...
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Los Gatos Development Requires EIR, Judge Rules
Los Gatos Observer September 13, 2008 Los Gatos Development Requires EIR, Judge Rules Ross Creek Neighbors win against Town, developers by Alastair Dallas A judge has ruled that the Town of Los Gatos erred when it approved a 7-home development along Ross Creek without requiring an environmental impact report (EIR). The project’s developers, a group...