Category: Green Foothills In the News

Morgan Hill Times April 15, 2008 Coyote Valley task force disbands after developers withdraw support By Marilyn Dubil After more than five years of work, the proposed plan for Coyote Valley is incomplete, without a final environmental impact report or fiscal analysis, according to some members of the task force, and a formal recommendation to...

San Mateo Daily News April 13, 2008 Open space advocates start gathering signatures Redwood City council set to discuss the measure By Melanie Carroll / Daily News Staff Writer Just days before the Redwood City City Council is slated to discuss a proposed ballot initiative aimed at giving voters a say over the future of...

Associated Press Newswire April 12, 2008 Redwood City: Organizers collecting signatures for Initiative to Protect Open Space The Open Space Vote Coalition will formally start collecting signatures from voters throughout the city Saturday for an initiative that will amend the Redwood City Charter by requiring a public vote on future developments slated to take place...

The Mercury News April 11, 2008 Court ruling a setback for Stanford trail plan by Sandra Gonzales Stanford University’s plan to build a recreational trail has hit another snag after an appellate court ruling allowed an environmental group’s lawsuit challenging the path to proceed. Wednesday, the 6th District Court of Appeal allowed the Committee for...

Palo Alto Online July 29, 2008 From the Bay to Skyline Ridge Award-winning Bay-to-Ridge Trail offers hiking challenge, links to nature by Becky Trout Missing only one major link, the long-envisioned Bay-to-Ridge Trail is nearly complete. On the latest version of the city’s Palo Alto Open Space map, the 16-mile trail appears as a long...

Metroactive Silicon Valley News Notes August 13, 2008 Greens Strike Back South Bay environmental groups have taken a vote of no confidence in the Local Agency Formation Commission — the group charged with refereeing growth to balance development with environmental concerns. But this has been a long time coming — the Committee for Green Foothills...

San Mateo County Times March 25, 2008 Council may seek earlier public input on Cargill City to decide action after manager’s analysis on development of salt flats by Shaun Bishop The next step in determining the fate of Cargill Salt lands in Redwood City hinges on the city attorney’s analysis of a proposed ballot initiative...

San Mateo Daily Journal March 15, 2008 Activists seek charter change by Michelle Durand Environmentalists hoping to stunt future Redwood City development filed paperwork Thursday to change the city’s charter to place the fate of all projects involving open space in the hands of voters rather than the City Council. The effort, known as the...

The Mercury News March 12, 2008 Stanford University withdraws request to dump construction dirt Construction-related Fill Worried Neighbors by Lisa Krieger Stanford University has withdrawn its application to dump large amounts of excavated dirt, generated by its campus construction, on its 143-acre former Christmas tree farm between Sand Hill Road and the Stanford Linear Accelerator...

The Almanac March 10, 2008 Stanford drops plan to dump fill on former Christmas tree farm By Marion Softky Almanac Staff Faced with a long and expensive fight, Stanford has withdrawn its application to dump large amounts of fill, generated by its campus expansion, on the former Christmas tree farm along Sand Hill Road, west...