Major Program Updates:

Alice Kaufman

Destruction of Trees and Habitat at Pleasant Hills Site

The City of San Jose is about to start studying the environmental impacts of a massive proposed development on open...

Take Action for Trees and Habitat at Pleasant Hills

The City of San Jose is about to start studying the environmental impacts of a massive proposed development on open...

Sprawl Project Appeals Denied by Santa Clara County

Over the past two months, the Santa Clara County Planning Commission has rejected appeals for four residential sprawl projects on...

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Ask Planning Commission to Keep Protecting Nature and Farmland

Update 10/23/25: The Planning Commission has postponed its vote on this topic until November 20. Thank you to everyone who...

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Ask Planning Commission to Hold the Line to Protect Local Nature

Update: We’re pleased to report that on October 7, the Planning Commission voted 4-2 to deny this project. Your emails...

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Ask Planning Commission to Deny Two More Destructive Projects

Update: We’re pleased to report that on September 25, the Planning Commission voted to deny both appeals. The votes were...

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Call Your State Legislators TODAY and Demand They Fix SB 131, Protect CEQA and the Environment

Earlier this summer, in an unprecedented rollback to California’s fundamental environmental and community protections, the California legislature passed a deeply...

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Ask County Planning Commission to Deny Harmful Project Near Wildlife Corridors

Update: We’re pleased to report that on August 28, the Planning Commission voted 4-3 to deny the appeal of this...

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Take Action to Keep Energy Facilities Out of Coyote Valley

On Tuesday, August 5, there will be a public meeting about the environmental impacts of a proposed new energy facility...

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San Jose Drops Plan for Development in Coyote Valley

We’re excited to report that San Jose has dropped a potential plan that could have greatly increased the amount of...

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Tell Lawmakers: Protect Endangered Species and Regulate Polluting Industries

On June 30, through a rushed last-minute process, the California Legislature approved one of the most devastating rollbacks ever of...

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“Builder’s Remedy” Fuels Sprawl, Threatens People and Nature

Rural areas across Santa Clara County are under threat from a flood of harmful “builder’s remedy” development proposals that would...

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