(We sent this letter to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission last week. -Brian) June 30, 2010 Santa Clara County Planning Commission Re: CGF support for the County staff position on Planning Commission July 1, 2010 meeting Agenda Item 11, recommending rejection of application for formal processing Dear Commissioners; I regret that I may...
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Opposition to Santa Clara County General Plan Amendment Proposal
(CGF sent the letter below to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission. -Brian) June 30, 2010 Santa Clara County Planning Commission Re: CGF support for the County staff position on Planning Commission July 1, 2010 meeting Agenda Item 11, recommending rejection of application for formal processing Dear Commissioners; I regret that I may not...
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February letter to San Jose Envision 2040 Task Force on jobs:housing balance
(CGF submitted this letter regarding the balance between jobs and housing in the forthcoming San Jose General Plan revision. -Brian) February 22, 2010 Envision San Jose Task Force Re: recommended amendment to land use scenarios to rely upon “actual jobs” and not just jobs capacity for balancing employment and housing Dear Envision San Jose Task...
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Sprawl effect from San Jose planning scenarios
San Jose has the following scenarios in its proposed General Plan for future growth: Scenario K – 339,530 new jobs and 158,970 new dwelling units (1.0 J/ER) (Jobs:Employed Resident ratio) Scenario E – 360,550 new jobs and 135,650 new dwelling units (1.1 J/ER) Scenario C – 346,550 new jobs and 88,650 new dwelling units (1.2...
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CGF comments to San Jose City Council Meeting today
(I would have made the comments below to today’s City Council meeting on its General Plan, but the mayor cut the time in half. I summarized instead. -Brian) (UPDATE: The City Council protected Almaden Valley and mid-Coyote Valley, but not north Coyote Valley. So not too bad, but there’s more to do.) I want to...
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General Plan updates in Santa Clara County
A useful list I received about the schedules for General Plan updates in Santa Clara County – something good to keep in mind. -Brian General Plan Updates – Santa Clara County Cities listed by City, Next Scheduled Update, and Plan Elements To Be UpdatedCampbell 2008 Housing (Other elements not scheduled)Cupertino ? None scheduled. (Comprehensive update...