In June 1973 the last seven miles of Interstate 280 opened with great fanfare. Stretching from Raymundo Drive in Woodside to the Eugene Doran Memorial Bridge that crosses the canyon of San Mateo Creek, this final link completed some 50 miles of highway that was designed to blend with nature (as much as a six-lane...
Committee for Green Foothills and our Legislative Advocate Lennie Roberts were in the news this weekend. This time the topic was our work, along with other community members and environmentalists, to urge Caltrans to stop broadcast spraying herbicides along San Mateo County highways. The article also explains Caltrans’ response and decision to try a pilot...
On April 4, 2015, several Committee for Green Foothills board and staff members, along with Ollie Mayer’s family, the San Mateo County Parks Department, the California Coastal Conservancy, Caltrans, San Mateo County Supervisors Carole Groom, Don Horsley, and Dave Pine, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, and many other local leaders, came together at Devil’s Slide to pay...
Just last week our Legislative Advocate Lennie Roberts shared an action alert, asking people to urge Caltrans to stop broadcast spraying herbicides along state highways in San Mateo County. Her letter to Caltrans was quoted in the article Opposition grows to herbicide spraying (4/2/15) by Barbara Wood in the Almanac. The article explained how we called on Caltrans to...
Last week I sent a letter to Caltrans District 4 urging the agency to stop broadcast spraying herbicides along state highways in San Mateo County to control weeds. San Mateo County’s natural habitats are home to over 40 endangered or threatened species, or species of special concern. We must protect them. Please join me and...
After our 40-year campaign to stop Caltrans from building the L.A-like freeway bypass at Devil’s Slide, we are ecstatic to report that the tunnel has been built, the trail has been opened, and now Caltrans is even receiving an award for the project. Tomorrow morning, Wednesday October 22, Legislative Advocate Lennie Roberts will attend the MTC...
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