This November, voters will decide on a large number of ballot measures and propositions. To help you make sense of this crowded ballot, Committee for Green Foothills offers our recommendations for several local ballot measures. Please vote YES on Measure K in San Mateo County, Measure H in Gilroy, Measure I, J, and K in...
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Tell Santa Clara to uphold parks funding
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 28, the Santa Clara City Council may vote on a motion to reconsider its recent decision regarding the city’s new parks funding ordinance. Please tell the City Council NOT to reconsider its vote, and to keep the parks funding ordinance at 100% of cost recovery. What You Can Do 1. Come to...
Action Alert: Speak up for Parks in Santa Clara
Next Tuesday, June 24, the Santa Clara City Council will consider adopting an ordinance to require developers to pay fees to provide funding for parks. Please tell the City Council to vote in favor of this ordinance so that Santa Clara will have money to pay for parks. What You Can Do Come to the...
Community Rallies to Save Ulistac
For the past few months Committee for Green Foothills’ Legislative Advocate, Alice Kaufman, has been organizing a coalition of environmental organizations and local residents to advocate for the protection of Santa Clara’s last remaining open space. Ulistac Natural Area, a beautiful 40-acres of irreplaceable native habitat and the result of over 20 years of volunteer...
Tell Santa Clara: Don’t put Soccer Fields on Ulistac
Tomorrow, May 20, the City of Santa Clara’s Parks Commission will consider whether to recommend development of artificial turf soccer fields at Ulistac Natural Area. Ulistac is an environmental treasure, the last significant piece of native habitat in the Santa Clara area and the proud result of thousands of hours of volunteer restoration effort. Please...
In the News as Our Efforts to Save Ulistac Continue
Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman wrote an op-ed featured in today’s Mercury News on our ongoing efforts to save Ulistac Natural Area in the city of Santa Clara. We hope that everyone will share this story and get the word out about this threat to important native habitat. The article is available here: Ulistac in peril:...
Ulistac Natural Area Under Threat
By Alice Kaufman Ulistac Natural Area represents the last 40 acres of undeveloped natural land in the City of Santa Clara. It is the result of thousands of hours of volunteer work by schoolchildren, Boy Scouts, nature lovers, teachers, birders, and others who have devoted time to planting, weeding, and helping to create the diverse...