Author: Alice Kaufman

‘Thank you for your care, passion, and love for the environment! You’re an inspiration for so many and you make a huge difference. Looking forward to your vision leading to the future and growing from the past. Congratulations!’ – Mary Ann Ruiz So wrote Mary Ann Ruiz in our 50th Anniversary Annotated Guestbook this past...

On Saturday, September 22, the Foothill College Center for a Sustainable Future will host the 2012 Silicon Valley Watershed Summit. This is an exciting event for everyone interested in the protection and enhancement of the waters and surrounding lands  — the watersheds — of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Legislators and representatives of government agencies, as...

We’re counting down the days until Committee for Green Foothills’ official 50th anniversary celebration on Sunday, September 23! We will be gathering at Runnymede Farm in Woodside, a spectacular 100-acre property owned by the Rosekrans family since 1930 and rarely open to the public. The afternoon will include: Hiking through the hills of Runnymede to...

Parks: on Tuesday, August 21, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to preserve the longstanding policy of using the County Parks Charter Fund only for regional parks and trails of countywide significance. The Board considered a proposal to allow the Fund to be used for small, neighborhood-serving parks, but they ultimately decided to...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will be voting on August 21 on whether and how to change the County zoning regulations as they apply to wineries. Some of the winery owners are asking the County to eliminate permit requirements and other regulations to make it easier for the wineries to engage in agri-tourism...

The Mercury News has published a new editorial on the Parks Charter Fund: Mercury News editorial: Keep faith with voters on Santa Clara County Parks Charter Fund Santa Clara County has been a good steward of its voter-approved County Parks Charter Fund for more than 20 years, holding fast to its mission of creating regional...

Former Santa Clara County Supervisors Susanne Wilson and Blanca Alvarado in today’s San Jose Mercury News: On Aug. 21, the current board will face a critical test of its leadership. It will review proposed policies for using the County Parks Charter Fund within urban areas, perhaps in ways not envisioned by voters. We urge the...

See the new video from Save the Bay, featuring Redwood City residents whose decades-long fight to protect San Francisco Bay is now focused on preventing agribusiness giant Cargill from developing over 1,400 acres of restorable salt ponds in Redwood City. Copy and paste this link into your browser to see the video:  http://bit.ly/Msr6wl

CGF is pleased to report that the Coastal Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to deny the Coastal Development Permit for the “Big Wave” project, a combined 8-building office park and 2-building residential complex for developmentally disabled adults on the coast next to Half Moon Bay Airport. The project’s massive, bulky buildings of up to 46...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve a process for selecting a project to be built with the $10.3 million in Stanford mitigation trail funding, originally designated back in 2000 as part of Stanford’s mitigation for its planned development. The County will now issue a request for proposals and will accept...