Thanks to everyone who spoke up to maintain existing protections of the Peninsula watershed and its habitats. Unfortunately, despite an outpouring of opposition to “opening up” the watershed’s remote areas to unmanaged access, on September 12 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee voted 2-1 (with Supervisor Aaron Peskin opposed) to forward the matter...
Check out the recent article in the Mercury News by our Legislative Advocate Lennie Roberts and Arthur Feinstein of the Sierra Club, Hetch Hetchy system’s Bay Area watersheds are in danger (9/8/16) for more on our position to open the peninsula watershed. The article explains, “Two Chapters of the Sierra Club, three Chapters of Audubon, two...
On Monday, September 12, the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider allowing unmanaged access to currently protected areas of the Peninsula watershed. Please join us in urging the San Francisco Supervisors and Mayor Ed Lee to reject unmanaged access, improve the existing docent program, and protect our...
On Tuesday, August 23, the Menlo Park City Council will consider a ban on drones in Bedwell Bayfront Park. Drone flights in this park pose a hazard to birds at the adjacent Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge, as well as to planes flying overhead to San Carlos and Palo Alto Airports. Please join me in urging...
Thanks to all of you who joined me and spoke up for our county parks, highways, and scenic vistas. Thanks to you, San Mateo County Supervisors have received over 200 emails against billboards being considered on county lands along highways 101 and 92. We have also been getting a lot of press coverage on the...
Whether online, in a newspaper, or on the radio in the past week, you’ve probably heard the news about the California Coastal Commission’s firing of Executive Director Charles Lester. On Wednesday, February 10, after a marathon hearing that lasted into the night, Coastal Commissioners voted 7-5 to terminate Dr. Lester. Lester was a staunch protector...
Thank you to everyone who read last week’s action alert and joined me in standing up for the Coastal Act and the Coastal Commission’s Executive Director Charles Lester. There’s been a virtual tsunami of support, and I wanted to share a quick update with you. As of yesterday the Coastal Commission has received over 14,000...
Please join me in asking California Coastal Commissioners to stand up for the Coastal Act and support the Commission’s Executive Director Charles Lester. What You Can Do 1. Email Coastal Commissioners ([email protected]) 2. Join me at the Coastal Commission meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 10am at the Inn at Morro Bay (60 State Park Road, Morro Bay) ...
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 speaking up for public access at Martin’s Beach by this Friday, December 18. On this date the State Lands Commission will be meeting in Sacramento to hear an update on negotiations with Vinod Khosla to reopen access. What You Can Do Email the State Lands Commissioners ([email protected]) include “Item #124 – Martin’s Beach”...
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