Author: Alice Kaufman

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...

The CGF “Traditions and Innovations” Coastal Farm Tour last Saturday was a huge success! We’re all still talking here at the CGF offices about how much fun we had visiting Giusti Farms, TomKat Ranch, Fifth Crow Farm, and Pie Ranch. More than 50 guests joined us to hear the entertaining and informative presentations on sustainable...

Come join CGF as our farm tour returns to the San Mateo coast!  We’ll visit Giusti Farms with its traditional crops of artichokes, leeks and brussel sprouts; enjoy lunch at TomKat Ranch where rotational grazing is helping restore grasslands and reduce erosion; walk among the veggies and flowers at Fifth Crow Farm, a certified organic,...