Stanford University has begun negotiations with the County of Santa Clara for a Development Agreement on community benefits that could be required as part of future campus expansion. This creates an opportunity to achieve long-sought protection for more than 2,000 acres of open space known as the Stanford foothills. Please sign Committee for Green Foothills’...
The rolling golden hills on both sides of Highway 280 as you drive through Palo Alto are part of Stanford University’s more than 2,000 acres of Santa Clara County open space. The Stanford Foothills could be at risk when a supermajority vote requirement to open this area up to development expires in just a few...
Note: This alert is now closed. The Board of Supervisors has met and we will be publishing an updated post on this issue shortly. Thanks for all the many, many people who sent comments calling for transparency and a fair public process! On Tuesday, October 16, the Santa Clara County Supervisors will be deciding whether...
Stanford University has proposed a plan for its growth over the next 18 years – a plan that would significantly increase the student and staff population on its campus, but would not include commensurate amounts of housing. Committee for Green Foothills is requesting that the amount of Stanford’s academic development be reduced, and that the...
This action alert is now closed. We’ll be sure to updated you on the development of this issue. Stanford University is applying for a General Use Permit (GUP) from Santa Clara County that will include 2.275 million square feet of new development over the next 17 years. Currently, the Stanford foothills are protected by the...
This morning, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously reaffirmed their 2008 decision to reject Stanford’s environmentally-destructive proposal to widen the Alpine Road sidewalk. Stanford made the proposal in order to avoid constructing a trail on its property that it had promised in the 2000 General Use Permit that Stanford received from Santa Clara...
(We submitted the comments below on the draft Stanford HCP. -Brian) August 30, 2010 Sheila Larsen Gary Stern Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Re: Comments on the Draft EIS and HCP/ITP for StanfordUniversity Dear Sheila and Gary: Committee for Green Foothills (CGF) submits the following comments on the Draft EIS...
(We submitted the comments below on the draft environmental review of the Stanford Medical Center. The letter references a previous letter that CGF wrote in 2007, which can be found here. -Brian) July 27, 2010 Steven Turner Department of Planning and Community Environment Re: StanfordUniversityMedicalCenter Facilities Renewal and Replacement Draft Environmental Impact Report, SCH #2007082130...
(The letter below is referenced in another letter that CGF sent yesterday, so I’m posting it here. -Brian) October 1, 2007 Steven Turner City of Palo Alto Re: Scoping comments for the StanfordMedicalCenter and Shopping Center Expansion EIR Dear Steven; The Committee for Green Foothills submits the following comments for scoping the EIR for the...
(Another helpful guest post by CGF Intern Anthony Aerts. I had wondered about this issue for a while. -Brian Schmidt) While looking through the “Creek & Watershed Map of Palo Alto & Vicinity” created by Janet M. Sowers and published by the Oakland Museum of California (2004), I came across the following information: “Historian Alan...
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