What’s Happening A decade ago, Cargill proposed a vast city-size development on the 1400-acre Redwood City salt ponds – 12,000 residential units (for a population equal in size to the city of San Carlos), 1 million square feet of office, and additional retail and other uses. The proposal was so controversial that eventually the City […]

We are very excited to announce that Green Foothills will be honoring the legendary Joe Cotchett at our 2019 Nature’s Inspiration. Our master of ceremonies will be Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Nature’s Inspiration will take place on Sunday, September 22 from 1-4pm at Wickett Ranch in unincorporated Woodside. Sitting on 400 acres, this private estate has […]

It’s with heavy hearts that we say farewell to former Committee for Green Foothills board member and vice president, Sam Halsted, who passed away on January 16, 2019. In addition to serving on our board of directors, Sam was a member of Portola Valley’s first town council and later served as mayor of the town. […]

The Protect Coyote Valley campaign has a welcome new partner: Mothers Out Front South Bay, a grassroots group of mothers and others mobilizing for a livable climate for all children. These passionate volunteers are leveraging the relationships they built during their successful campaign for Community Choice Energy in San Jose to advocate for the permanent protection […]

Three weeks after our successful Rally for Coyote Valley, the San Jose City Council met on Tuesday to discuss Measure T and whether to fund acquisition of land in Coyote Valley. While no vote on the $50 million for Coyote Valley occurred at this meeting due to procedural restrictions, Councilmember Sergio Jimenez was stalwart in […]

Lennie Roberts has been an advocate with Committee for Green Foothills for more than 40 years. Here she shares her secrets! Here are ten common sense tips that I point to when people have asked me, “how do you do it?” 1. Learn everything you can about your issue. Knowledge is power! 2. Research the […]