CEQA

Letter to California legislature opposing bills that would drive 125 holes through CEQA

(CGF is sending the following letter to members of the California Assembly and State Senate. -Brian) February 23, 2010 The...

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News Alert: Success in Gilroy and great progress in San Jose!

(CGF sent out the News Alert below about victories in Gilroy and San Jose. -Brian) We’ve had great news in...

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Comments on Gilroy expansion SEIRs for Lucky Day, Gavilan, and Wren Investor proposals

The Committee for Green Foothills submitted comment letters below (click “Read More” to see the full letters) on proposed outward...

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Brian’s unreadable notes on Public Records Act and Preliminary Draft EIRs

Several years ago, we persuaded Santa Clara County to end a practice of sharing preliminary versions of EIRs with developers...

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Winning the Los Gatos lawsuit!

Just a quick note – we learned today that Judge Nichols ruled in our favor on a lawsuit over Los...

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Excellent Metro article on The San Jose Process

This Metro article does a great job of discussing the systematic problem San Jose has in conducting environmental reviews: The...

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More KQED Commentary on the "San Jose Process", and a response by Mayor Reed

KQED’s Forum program yesterday followed up Tuesday’s Perspectives piece on how San Jose shouldn’t give developers control over intial aspects...

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CGF News Release: The “San Jose Process” Resulted in Coyote Valley Debacle, Environmentalists Say

(The following is from a press release CGF sent out yesterday. -Brian) Committee for Green Foothills NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE...

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CGF letter and request – San Jose should wait on the Coyote Valley EIR revision

(Following up on the good news about the Coyote Valley EIR revision, CGF submitted the following request to the San...

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Developers behind Coyote Valley planning process refusing to cooperate with the planning process

(The Committee for Green Foothills submitted the following letter to the Coyote Valley Specific Plan Task Force regarding developers’ refusal...

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Coyote Valley wildlife in the spotlight

The Committee for Green Foothills co-sponsored a highly valuable environmental forum over the weekend, Wildlife of Coyote Valley. I would...

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