Update: The San Jose City Council voted to prioritize bird-safe design for buildings near creeks. Five votes were needed to prioritize this issue and it ended up getting six. Thank you to all those who sent an email to the City Council! On March 7 (note: the meeting has been rescheduled, it was previously scheduled...
After many years of advocacy, this week the San Jose City Council approved new policy and code amendments that will provide greater protection to creeks and riparian corridors, and also voted to study a city-wide bird-safe design program. The 1999 Riparian Corridor Policy Study, which established a 100-foot setback from riparian corridors as the general...
Next Tuesday, August 23, the San Jose City Council will consider riparian corridor protections and bird-safe design guidelines. Please join me and support these protections and request the Council apply the voluntary bird-safe design guidelines to all riparian corridors, not just north of Highway 237. What’s Happening For years we have advocated with other groups...
On Monday, Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman sent an action alert asking you to urge San Jose city councilmembers to vote to prioritize the riparian corridor ordinance during yesterday’s “Priority Setting Session.” Today we have good news to share. Last night, after many meetings with Alice and other local environmentalists, and after receiving dozens of emails...
Riparian corridor advocacy, steelhead trout, the Muwekma Ohlone people, drought, and homeless encampments are all just some of the issues related to the Coyote Creek watershed, as well as topics covered during this year’s tour. Sonya Herrera, a student at San Jose State and participant on the tour, wrote a nice summary of the event...
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