By Chris Sturken The mission of Protect Coyote Valley is to protect and restore key ecological resources in the Valley that support regional biodiversity and improve groundwater storage and recharge for Silicon Valley. These resources include northern Coyote Valley’s wildlife corridor between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Mountain Range. They also include over 2,500 acres...
Our Executive Director Megan Medeiros spoke at a press conference earlier this week as part of the “YES on C, NO on B” campaign. The event was covered by local news organizations, including SF Gate. The Gate‘s article, Mayor, Veterans, Environmental Leaders Come Together To Denounce ‘Senior Housing’ Proposal (5/9/18), explained our position that Measure...
We’ve already asked you to vote no on Measure B. Now, we’re asking you to help fight sprawl by voting yes on Measure C, which will also be on the June 5 ballot in San Jose. Measure B is funded by wealthy out-of-town developers and would facilitate sprawl across San Jose, including in Coyote Valley....
This weekend the Mercury News published an op-ed by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Mary Collins of the League of Women Voters of San Jose/Santa Clara, and Tito Cortez of the Veterans Supportive Services Agency, and we couldn’t agree more. In their article, Opinion: Why San Jose voters should defeat Measure B, support Measure C:...
On June 5, 2018, San Jose voters will have the opportunity to vote NO on Measure B. Measure B, also known as the “Evergreen Senior Homes Initiative,” would facilitate residential sprawl citywide—including in North Coyote Valley. Please join us in saying NO to sprawl and NO on Measure B. What Would Measure B Do? If...
Coyote Valley is threatened by industrial sprawl.Will you stand with us to permanently protect Coyote Valley? Join us for a brief training, we’ll provide you with materials to speak with residents and Protect Coyote Valley shirts, hats, tote bags, and stickers for you to keep! Then, we’ll pair-up and go door-to-door asking our neighbors to add their names to...
If you were at San Jose’s State of the City event last week you probably caught Mayor Sam Liccardo’s address. During it he gave a shout out to Megan and Committee for Green Foothills, and more importantly, to protecting Coyote Valley: “I mention our ambitions for Diridon Station for an important reason: our sustainability –...
by Paul Ledesma, Legislative Advocate, Santa Clara County Last Sunday morning was bright and crisp. The sun was low in the sky, casting long shadows and causing the morning dew to shimmer on the hillside. Conditions were perfect at the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve for tracking wildlife. Recent rains turned the ground into a...
Well we sure woke up happy yesterday. Why? Because we woke up to George Avalos’ Mercury News article, Google’s San Jose village plan seeks success where Coyote Valley project fizzled (11/11/17). The article clearly lays out the reasons for protecting Coyote Valley and focusing development on creating vibrant downtowns. We were especially pleased to see...
Grants from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Aim to Protect San Jose’s Coyote Valley Natural Resources for the Long Term San Jose, Calif., November 1, 2017 – Coyote Valley, San Jose — 7,400 acres of valley floor between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Diablo Range to the east — provides multiple...
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