Next Tuesday, June 24, the Santa Clara City Council will consider adopting an ordinance to require developers to pay fees to provide funding for parks. Please tell the City Council to vote in favor of this ordinance so that Santa Clara will have money to pay for parks. What You Can Do Come to the...
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Action Alert! Uphold Good Land Use Policy
Update (1/23/14): The Board of Supervisors have decided to hold off on making a decision on the General Plan amendment application for the Uvas Road property. The application will be discussed at a future meeting, date TBD. We will keep everyone posted as we get more information. From an action alert sent December 6, 2013:...
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Cupcake Alert! Last two days!
(CGF sent this News Alert out earlier this week – buy some Sprinkles Earth Day Vanilla Cupcakes and support CGF. More info here on what Sprinkles is doing for the environment. -Brian) Dear Friend! Every year on Earth Day, Sprinkles Cupcakes donates to non-profits located within communities where their stores are located. Once again this...
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Action Alert: Midcoast LCP Update
Dear Friends, The update of the Local Coastal Program (LCP) for the San Mateo Midcoast, which guides local implementation of the Coastal Act, is nearly completed at long last! After two delays requested by San Mateo County, the California Coastal Commission will consider whether to certify the LCP as consistent with the Coastal Act on...
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CGF News Alert: Success and progress in Palo Alto, San Jose, and the Water District
(The following News Alert went out today to our Action Alert subscribers. -Brian) Dear We want to let CGF supporters know about recent advances in local environmental protection: protecting Palo Alto foothills from sprawl, the takeout bag ban in San Jose, and increasing Water District support for environmental protection. We thank all of you for...
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Action Alert – Support San Jose’s plastic bag ban
(The Action Alert below went out to our San Jose members. -Brian) Dear Friend, This Tuesday, September 22, San Jose‘s City Council will decide whether to have the best control of plastic bag litter and paper bag pollution of any major city. Seven of eleven voting City Council members have already supported a ban on...
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Inaction Alert! You can save Santa Clara County open space – by doing nothing!
(CGF sent this “Inaction” Alert out to folks on our email alert list that are likely residents of the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority districts. -Brian) Dear Friend,The Committee for Green Foothills is sending out the easiest environmental Alert in its 47-year history. By doing nothing, you can help save millions of dollars for...