Thanks to you and our members we’re celebrating another great year of local open space protection. It’s only because of our community that we’re able to speak up for local nature. 2015 was no different. From the San Mateo County Coast, the the Peninsula Foothills, to Santa Clara Valley’s farmlands, thanks to the support from...
Please join me in urging San Jose City Councilmembers to preserve city golf courses as open space, not housing, by Tuesday. On this day they will give Parks Department staff direction on the future of the city’s three publicly owned golf courses, and whether they should remain as parkland or be used for development. What...
On Tuesday, October 6, county supervisors voted to require that the county take steps to protect wildlife migration corridors and native serpentine plant habitats from the negative impacts of building a solar power facility in North Coyote Valley. Santa Clara County is planning to construct several solar power “farms” at various locations, including a 9-acre...
Please join me in asking Menlo Park’s Parks and Recreation Commissioners to recommend to the city council the banning of drones and remote-controlled aircraft at Bedwell Bayfront Park. What You Can Do 1.Email Parks and Recreation Commissioners by Wed. evening (emails and sample text below) 2. Join me at the Parks and Rec Commission meeting Wednesday, Sept....
On Monday, Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman sent an action alert asking you to urge San Jose city councilmembers to vote to prioritize the riparian corridor ordinance during yesterday’s “Priority Setting Session.” Today we have good news to share. Last night, after many meetings with Alice and other local environmentalists, and after receiving dozens of emails...
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23, San Jose city councilmembers will vote to determine which issues to prioritize over the coming year. Please join me and urge them to vote for the riparian corridor ordinance. What You Can Do Email city councilmembers Sample email: Dear Mayor Liccardo and City Councilmembers, Please vote for the riparian corridor ordinance...
On Tuesday of this week, Santa Clara County leaders voted to move forward with plans to build solar farms at five locations in the county, including one at Malech Road in South San Jose. Our Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman spoke at the meeting, urging officials not to build solar farms in open space, especially not...
Have you heard the latest on the Redwood City salt ponds? After Cargill and developer DMB Associates spent years lobbying the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers, the EPA has stepped up and will take over the jurisdictional determination of the site. This is good news and our local representatives played...
Our Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman was in the news again this week. This time she was in Redwood City advocating that city planning commissioners protect the hillsides. She also spoke up for creeks when a commissioner proposed that property lots near creeks (which in many cases are on flat land but designated “hillside” due to...
Great news! Thanks to your emails and everyone who spoke at the Cupertino City Council meeting Tuesday night, councilmembers decided not to pursue any of the intensive uses or development that would have impacted the fragile habitat along the Stevens Creek Corridor. They unanimously rejected the proposals of a new paved road, sports fields, or...
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