The Mercury News August 26, 2008 Big winery category drawing fire Ridge-top vintner seeks ‘Scenic’ designation, more acreage, but others object by Lisa Krieger T.J. Rodgers is an outsize personality with an outsize dream to produce the best pinot noir in the world — at an outsize winery. But first he needs to convince authorities...
Author: Alice Kaufman
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County opposes city charter change
San Mateo Daily Journal August 13, 2008 County opposes city charter change by Michelle Durand If Redwood City voters rather than leaders decide development of open space, the county will be hard-pressed to sell off the current jail site to finance a new facility in a different location, according to Supervisor Jerry Hill. The worry...
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From the Bay to Skyline Ridge
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...
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Greens Strike Back
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...