On April 15, we celebrated a victory for the coast when the California Coastal Commission certified the Half Moon Bay Land Use Plan Update as submitted by the City of Half Moon Bay. With their unanimous vote, the Commissioners listened to our voice – and those of the 926 people who responded to our call...
On April 15, the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to certify the Half Moon Bay Land Use Plan Update as submitted by the City of Half Moon Bay, without any weakening amendments. Thanks to your response to our call to action a virtual tidal wave of 926 emails opposing the proposed 212-unit luxury hotel/conference center...
Green Foothills applauds the Half Moon Bay City Council which voted unanimously to purchase six vacant lots in the oceanfront area just south of Kelly Avenue known as “West of Railroad” Planned Development (PD) area. We spoke up at the Council hearing in support of the Resolution of Necessity that would allow for the purchase...
On Tuesday, October 20, the Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously to submit the city’s updated Local Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP) to the California Coastal Commission for certification as to the Plan’s conformity with the policies of the Coastal Act. We sent a letter to the City Council thanking them for the diligence...
On April 23, Green Foothills, Sierra Club Loma Prieta, and Surfrider sent a letter to the Half Moon Bay City Council requesting they decline to process the proposed “Dunes at Half Moon Bay” development application. We are optimistic that the Council will heed our letter as well as the many compelling voices of opposition that...
Published in the Half Moon Bay Review on 1/29/20 The scenic open space west of Highway 1 at the Surf Beach/ Dunes Beach area just north of Frenchmans Creek, is a treasured iconic landscape. This 48-acre site is one of the few places in Half Moon Bay where you can see the ocean from Highway...
An intrepid group of citizen scientists gathered over the weekend to collect data at our Monarch Butterfly Training event in Half Moon Bay. The event started with a presentation from Mia Monroe of the Xerces Society. Mia discussed the alarming decline of the Western Monarch butterfly and explained the importance of the data collection in...
Despite overwhelming public opposition, developers Steven Weed and John Vidovich have submitted a formal application to the City of Half Moon Bay for a 212-room luxury hotel/conference center, a 177-space high-end RV park/clubhouse and a 40-bed hostel on a 47-acre area of open space between Highway 1 and Dunes Beach. Please show your support for...
The phone call came from a resident of Half Moon Bay with one magical word: monarchs. Monarch butterflies in flight at the Sweetwood Group Camp, adjacent to the Dunes Beach parcel where we have marshalled community support against a proposed hotel and luxury RV park. Monarch butterflies have been in the news recently as their...
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