Thank you to everyone who turned up for the first-ever rally for Coyote Valley last Tuesday. In the afternoon on January 22, over 200 people–San Jose activists and residents of all ages and backgrounds–joined us at City Hall. In a sea of “Protect Coyote Valley” signs and t-shirts, we came together to demand that funds...
Our State Lands Commission is considering the best uses for an undeveloped 9-acre property along the Burlingame Bayfront under the public trust doctrine. What You Can Do We need you to submit your comments to the State Lands Commission by Friday, April 6 asking for improved public access, habitat restoration, and resilient design in the...
The State Lands Commission and the City of Burlingame are holding a public outreach meeting to consider what uses should be considered for an undeveloped 9-acre property along the Burlingame Bayfront. This land is owned by the State of California, and is subject to the Public Trust. What You Can Do Join me in speaking...
By Lennie Roberts, Legislative Advocate As part of its “Line 109 Gas Pipeline Replacement Project,” Pacific Gas & Electric is proposing to install a new 24-inch diameter gas transmission pipeline along 4.7 miles in the San Francisco Watershed. The proposal includes three segments generally between Edgewood Road and Black Mountain Road. Its purpose is to...
By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate How should you design a levee? Most people would answer that levees are intended for flood protection, and that bare or nearly bare earthen embankments, with water on one side and land on the other, do the job. The levees we are most familiar with in the Bay Area are...
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...
By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate As Americans’ lives become more and more urbanized, experiences in nature are in danger of becoming a privilege belonging only to those who live near open space and those with the resources to travel to open space areas. City parks, often the only opportunity for urban residents to have easy...
By Lennie Roberts Edgewood Park’s serpentine grasslands support spectacular spring wildflower displays and are habitat for seven species protected under federal and state law, including the Bay checkerspot butterfly and the San Mateo thornmint, a small plant found only at Edgewood. PG&E is proposing to install a new 24” gas pipeline to upgrade a non-standard...
Thanks to all of you who called, sent emails, and spoke at the San Jose City Council meeting Tuesday night on the issue of the Water Pollution Control Plant. The City Councilmembers received hundreds of emails on this subject alone! Unfortunately, we cannot call this a victory. The City Council agreed to adopt one of...
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