Speak up for wildlife and farmland in Coyote Valley! The City of San Jose has announced that it will be scheduling a community meeting for the public to learn about, and give feedback on, a proposed warehouse and distribution center in North Coyote Valley. We will send out email alerts when the time and place...
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Speak Up for San Jose Green Space
Please join me in urging San Jose City Councilmembers to preserve city golf courses as open space, not housing, by Tuesday. On this day they will give Parks Department staff direction on the future of the city’s three publicly owned golf courses, and whether they should remain as parkland or be used for development. What...
Win for Creeks in San Jose!
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...
Action Alert: Speak up for San Jose Creeks
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23, San Jose city councilmembers will vote to determine which issues to prioritize over the coming year. Please join me and urge them to vote for the riparian corridor ordinance. What You Can Do Email city councilmembers Sample email: Dear Mayor Liccardo and City Councilmembers, Please vote for the riparian corridor ordinance...
Update on San Jose City Council’s WPCP Plan
Thanks to all of you who called, sent emails, and spoke at the San Jose City Council meeting Tuesday night on the issue of the Water Pollution Control Plant. The City Councilmembers received hundreds of emails on this subject alone! Unfortunately, we cannot call this a victory. The City Council agreed to adopt one of...
Action Alert: Tell City Council to Protect Burrowing Owls and Wetlands!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 19, the San Jose City Council will consider the Master Plan for the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). Please contact the City Councilmembers and tell them to vote for the protection of wildlife and wetlands on the WPCP site. What’s Happening The WPCP site is located right at the edge of the...