Major Program Updates:

CEQA

Legislators Fail to Protect Environment & Communities, But We Persevere

In June, the California legislature passed a deeply flawed bill that stripped away critical protections for our state’s environment and...

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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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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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Two minutes, three points, three successes

It’s hard to figure out how many points you can get across in the very limited time for public comment...

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Comment letter on damaging stream environment at Dittos Lane in Los Gatos

(CGF submitted the following comment letter on proposed development that could harm Los Gatos Creek. The City of Los Gatos...

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For the record: info on cities that took control of environmental review away from developers

(Since there was some interest in this, I’m copying below a memo of which local cities in 2005 had taken...

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CGF Letter requestion adequate time to comment on massive proposal on the Coast

(CGF Legislative Advocate Lennie Roberts sent the letter below requesting adequate time to comment on the newly-released document for the...

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CGF/Audubon appeal of the Brookside Estates development approval in San Jose

(CGF and Audubon filed a joint appeal below of a misguided project near Guadalupe Creek. -Brian) Joint Appeal by Santa...

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Committee for Green Foothills’ comments on Stanford Medical Center DEIR

(We submitted the comments below on the draft environmental review of the Stanford Medical Center. The letter references a previous...

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Committee for Green Foothills’ scoping letter on Stanford Medical Center from October 1, 2007

(The letter below is referenced in another letter that CGF sent yesterday, so I’m posting it here. -Brian) October 1,...

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Action Alert! Oppose proposed legislation that would create 125 unplanned loopholes in California’s environmental law!

(The Action Alert below was sent out to CGF members and supporters. We will also put it up on the...

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