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Ask San Jose Parks Commission to Protect All Parks

On Thursday, January 25, the San Jose Parks and Recreation Commission will hear a report from city staff concerning the...

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Coyote Valley in springtime

Ask San Jose Planning Commission to Recommend Protecting Coyote Valley

On Wednesday, October 27, the San Jose Planning Commission will vote on recommendations to amend the General Plan to change...

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CGF Joint letter on protecting San Jose hillsides from sprawl

(CGF sent the letter below with other organizations on using the Draft General Plan to protect San Jose hillsides from...

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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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Guest post: A Riparian Exploration of San Jose

(Below is a guest post by CGF Intern Kelsey Grousbeck. -Brian) We all know urban creeks don’t get the best...

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Joint Organization letter on the San Jose General Plan

(CGF co-authored the letter below with a number of other environmental groups. -Brian) August 15, 2011 Mr. Andrew Crabtree, Envision...

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CGF Comment letter on San Jose General Plan Programmatic EIR

(We wrote the letter below on the draft environmental review for the San Jose General Plan. CGF Intern Kelsey Grousbeck...

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CGF letter gets extension of time to file comments on San Jose General Plan EIR

(We’re happy to note that the letter we wrote and found co-signers below resulted in a two week extension of...

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Letter to San Jose Envision 2040 Task Force on backloading North Coyote and East Evergreen

(The letter below was submitted to the San Jose General Plan Task Force, discussing why and how the City should...

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Victory for riparian protection in San Jose

Good news from the revision process for the San Jose General Plan – staff has included a 100′ stream buffer...

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Letter to Envision San Jose 2040 Task Force on "backloading" greenfield development

(We made some important progress with San Jose City Council, and this letter followed up on that issue. -Brian) April...

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