This spring marks the one-year anniversary of the release of Deep Roots, Green Future, our 50-year vision for our region’s coast, forests, creeks, bay, hillsides, farmland, and urban areas. We are pleased to say that we’ve already made real progress towards the goals set out in Deep Roots, Green Future. One of our five goals...
Advocate Lennie Roberts is currently entrenched in the City of Half Moon Bay’s Local Coastal Program and general plan update process. She is speaking up to ensure the plans protect the city’s endangered species, fertile farms, coastal bluffs and beaches. Recently, thanks to Lennie’s efforts and the outpouring of public comment, the city council directed...
When in 2009, mysterious new owners tacked “Beach Closed” and “No Trespassing” signs onto the newly-locked beach access gate at Martin’s Beach, we paid attention. For over 50 years, we have worked to ensure that people from all walks of life have access to our public waterways, especially the Bay and San Mateo coast. When...
Our own Lennie Roberts was quoted on the efforts to preserve the Main Street bridge in a recent SF Examiner article (3/38/14), saying “The Federal Highway Administration allows flexibility in design standards for existing historic structures, such as bridges,” said Lennie Roberts, of the Committee for Green Foothills, at a recent public-scoping meeting for the...
From the article: Dueling Initiatives about the Main Street Bridge By Jane Northrop in the Mercury News on 3/25/14 Dueling initiatives will be placed on the June 3 ballot for Half Moon Bay voters about the Main Street bridge. The city attorney is drafting the language for both ballot measures, as directed by City Council...
By Lennie Roberts The citizens working to preserve Half Moon Bay’s Main Street Bridge have begun circulating an Initiative Petition that, if approved by voters in November, would prohibit demolition or enlargement of the historic Main Street Bridge unless the voters approve it. Meanwhile the City Council voted on March 4 to place not one,...
From the article: Replacement plan for historic Half Moon Bay bridge faces opposition By S. Parker Yesko in the SF Examiner on 1/19/2014 Defenders of a small and historic bridge in Half Moon Bay are bracing for a big fight with city government over its planned replacement. The Main Street Bridge connects downtown Half Moon...
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