As you’ve hopefully already heard, we will be honoring lawyer Joe Cotchett at this year’s Nature’s Inspiration. We’ll be celebrating Joe for his influential career speaking up for people and the environment. Joe is considered one of the best lawyers in the state and has built his career representing the underdog against powerful interests. He...
Update: On October 8, 2017 Governor Brown vetoed SB 42. We are no longer asking people to email him about this issue. The California state legislature has passed a bill, SB 42, that provides the funding mechanism needed to restore public access to Martin’s Beach. Write Governor Jerry Brown TODAY in support of SB 42...
By Mark Massara On Thursday, June 15, a three justice panel of the California Court of Appeals became the sixth California court to hear lawyers for Vinod Khosla complain that having to apply for a permit amounts to government “takings” of private property along California’s coast. Based on the Court’s questions and skepticism expressed during...
With just hours left in the year, I want to tell you how proud I am of what we accomplished together in 2016. As I ring in the New Year tonight, I’ll give my husband and daughter a kiss and then raise a glass to you. You are the only reason local open space has a...
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”...
Please join me at a public workshop on restoring access at Martin’s Beach next Monday, July 20, hosted by our friends at the Surfrider Foundation. This meeting will help inform the State Lands Commission’s negotiations with property owner Vinod Khosla, as they work to restore long-term public access to this popular beach. What You Can...
With only 14 hours left until the clock strikes midnight, I hope you will join me and finish 2014 off right. Sign up to make a recurring gift to Committee for Green Foothills today. I’ve been a Legislative Advocate with Committee for Green Foothills for more years than I’d want to count! I’ve had my share...
2014 has been another eventful year for Committee for Green Foothills. We have celebrated many wins for the protection of local open space and nature. Thanks to the support of our members, in 2014 we: Helped pass not one, but two critical ballot measures providing needed funding to our local open space districts. We were...
Please join me and Committee for Green Foothills in the next action to restore access to Martin’s Beach, and urge Governor Brown to sign Senate Bill 968. SB 968, an important tool for restoring access, will become law if signed by the Governor. What You Can Do: Email Gov. Brown (complete the contact form through...
Have you ever been to Martin’s Beach? If so, please help restore access to it by completing this survey and sharing it with any- and everyone you know who has ever been there. What You Can Do: Complete this survey. Surveys should be printed, signed, and either faxed, emailed, or mailed to the Coastal Commission...
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