On August 8, the East Palo Alto City Council voted to adopt stronger requirements for parkland dedication in the Development Code. We’re glad that residents of East Palo Alto will benefit from the stronger communities and improved physical and mental health that access to parks brings! East Palo Alto has suffered from a lack of...
Our State Lands Commission is considering the best uses for an undeveloped 9-acre property along the Burlingame Bayfront under the public trust doctrine. What You Can Do We need you to submit your comments to the State Lands Commission by Friday, April 6 asking for improved public access, habitat restoration, and resilient design in the...
Three acres of parkland per 1,000 residents is the California standard for healthy communities. East Palo Alto offers only one acre of parkland per 1,000 residents. We can do better. Please join us in speaking up for more parks in East Palo Alto by telling the planning commission that you support park impact fees on...
Editor, Thank you for the recent op-ed, “Expanded offshore drilling terrible for state,” from Supervisors Don Horsley and David Canepa (in the Jan. 24 edition of the Daily Journal) on the county ban on all offshore oil and gas drilling, fracking and other well stimulation in federal and state waters off of San Mateo County...
Hi Friends, I’m Helen, your newest Committee for Green Foothills advocate. I am thrilled to be working with Lennie Roberts and Alice Kaufman on our efforts to protect local open space in San Mateo County. One of the issues I’m most passionate about is protecting the Bay from development. Public access, wildlife habitat, and sea-level...
Thank you Menlo Park City Councilmembers for your vote to protect wildlife at Bedwell Bayfront Park. We recently sent an action alert about the Menlo Park City Council’s vote on the future of Bedwell Bayfront Park, urging you to ask councilmembers to forgo changes to the park that could be harmful to wildlife. Fortunately, last Tuesday,...
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...
As you may have heard, new coastal marine sanctuaries and monuments (designated or expanded in the past 10 years) are currently under review by the federal government in an effort to expand offshore oil and gas drilling. Please join me in speaking up for our coast by August 14. What You Can Do 1. Tell...
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....
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