Julie Hutcheson joined Committee for Green Foothills as a Legislative Advocate in 2010 when we dedicated greater resources in southern Santa Clara County. Hiring Julie was one of the best decisions we ever made. She embraced the challenge, and her tenacious professionalism resulted in many victories for open space that will be felt for generations....
Update: the City Council meeting was postponed from May 15 to June 5. This post has been edited to reflect the new meeting date. Despite voters in Gilroy decisively passing Measure H, the Urban Growth Boundary initiative, Gilroy farmland is once again at risk. Send a comment letter to the Gilroy City Council using the...
This Wednesday, July 27, the Morgan Hill City Council will vote to approve the Morgan Hill 2035 General Plan which includes 400 acres of Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) development plans and two new potential school sites. All this after public outcry to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to deny their proposal for sprawl into the...
On March 11, 2016, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) will determine whether or not to allow the City of Morgan Hill an annexation request to develop the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ). Ultimately, the City plans is to annex and develop 400 acres of farmland. LAFCo’s job is to protect farmland, and prevent sprawl. Let’s make sure...
Today’s (2/12/16) addition of the Silicon Valley Business Journal features two articles on sprawl in southern Santa Clara County, and both quote our Advocate Julie Hutcheson. In one article, the cover story, Sprawling southward: A clash of values in South County: High prices in northern Silicon Valley are driving plans to build on rural farmland in Morgan...
Committee for Green Foothills’ Advocate Julie Hutcheson was recently interviewed for an article in Morgan Hill Life, Q&A with Julie Hutcheson: Opponents criticize city’s goal to annex 215 acres in Southeast Quadrant (2/3/2016). In the Q&A, Julie explains our position on the city’s plans for the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ), why it won’t preserve ag land...
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...
On Monday, December 7, Gilroy city councilmembers voted to move forward with a proposal to expand the city’s Urban Service Area (USA) and bring 721 acres into the city for development. Committee for Green Foothills’ advocate Julie Hutcheson has been speaking up against this proposal and was quoted in a recent Silicon Valley Business Journal...
Dear Friends, Please join me in urging Gilroy City Councilmembers to deny a proposal that could allow for the development of 721 acres of open space by Monday, December 7. What You Can Do Email Gilroy City Councilmembers by Monday, December 7 ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]) and ask them to deny...
Guest post by CGF members Michelle Lieberman and Gal Mariansky We’ve been members of Committee for Green Foothills for about 5 years now. In 2010, we opened our nearly one-acre backyard farm, One Acre Farm. We grow a wide variety of fresh, in-season, local, and organic fruits and vegetables. Each week we deliver this produce...
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