We’re keeping on eye on the City of Menlo Park, where the master plan update is underway for Bedwell Bayfront Park. We supported the city’s plan to ban drones and radio-controlled aircraft in this park, which is surrounded on three sides by the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge. We will be monitoring the master plan process...
Today, August 9, is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. In recognition of this day, we’d like to take a moment to highlight a local indigenous community, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is one of three historic tribes that are recognized as Ohlone. The traditional territory of the Amah Mutsun...
Round of applause for Los Gatos Town Councilmembers for prioritizing the revision of Los Gatos’ wildlife-friendly fencing ordinance to better protect animals and enhance wildlife migration.
Round of applause for Half Moon Bay city councilmembers for deciding to separate the local coastal Program (LCP) Update from the General Plan Elements Update, and giving direction to prioritize completion of the LCP.
“We knew him as Wally,” wrote Committee for Green Foothills’ President Pauline Lord in a 1997 newsletter article remembering the celebrated teacher and author Wallace Stegner. A co-founder of Committee for Green Foothills and its first president, Stegner is a father to our organization whose writings are as relevant today as they were a half...
We’re keeping an eye on Gilroy, where the 2040 General Plan update process will resume now that Measure H, the urban growth boundary initiative, was resoundingly passed by the voters of Gilroy. The city council directed staff to reevaluate the land use alternatives and reconvene the General Plan Advisory Committee to consider these alternatives. At...
Vida Verde, started by Laura and Shawn Sears 15 years ago, is an outdoor education program. The program provides overnight environmental experiences for underserved youth in the Bay Area. These experiences have undeniable positive impacts on participants’ health, development, connections to learning, and environmental stewardship. Thank you Vida Verde for all you do for our...
“The coast is never saved. It is always being saved.” – Peter Douglas, past Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission WHAT’S HAPPENING? Threats to the California coast are nothing new. For over 40 years, California’s 1976 Coastal Act has held back a steady stream of development threats – successfully preserving sweeping coastlines, protecting sensitive...
On a May evening in 1962 more than two dozen of Ruth Spangenberg’s friends and neighbors gathered in the plant-filled living room of her Page Mill Road home. They were housewives, engineers, teachers, architects and writers who believed a balance needed to be struck between development and open space. That night, Committee for Green Foothills...
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