Note: This action alert is now closed. Thanks to all who responded. Next Tuesday, November 13, the Santa Clara City Council will consider the Tasman East Specific Plan, a proposal for a high-density residential area adjacent to the Guadalupe River and across the street from Ulistac Natural Area. Currently, the Specific Plan suggests, but does...
Dear Friends, As I look back on 2016, I am in awe by all that we have accomplished together. The good work you make possible never ceases to amaze me. Let’s take pause to celebrate the many wins for local open space that you made possible in 2016: Gilroy: Citizen-led Measure H, urban growth boundary...
Dear Friends, This week has been a hard one for me. As a parent. As someone who knows we’ve reached the climate tipping point. As someone who cares deeply about equity. The list goes on and on. The question we each have to answer right now is, “What am I going to do to make...
This November, voters will decide on a large number of ballot measures and propositions. To help you make sense of this crowded ballot, Committee for Green Foothills offers our recommendations for several local ballot measures. Please vote YES on Measure K in San Mateo County, Measure H in Gilroy, Measure I, J, and K in...
Advocate Alice Kaufman was in the Santa Clara Weekly yesterday. In the article, Council Establishes Task Force to Figure Out How to Calculate Development Fees (2/17/16), Carolyn Schuk explains what’s next for Santa Clara city parks. Schuk mentions our recent “letter-writing campaign, organized…to tell Santa Clara City Council to Protect Parks, because developers are pushing councilmembers to reduce...
Last week I sent an action alert asking you to speak up for Santa Clara City parks. For those of you who couldn’t make it to the city council meeting on January 26, I wanted to share a quick update with you. At the meeting, the councilmembers voted to create a task force to come...
Next Tuesday, January 26, 2016, Santa Clara City Councilmembers will hold a study session to decide whether to drastically reduce the amount of fees developers are required to pay to fund city parks. Please join me and speak up for parks and tell the City Council to follow their staff’s recommendation for park impact fees....
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...
As 2014 comes to an end, the other Legislative Advocates and I thought it would be fun to share a few epic wins with you. I hope these stories will inspire you to join us and make a year-end gift today. If you donate before 12/31, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000....
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 28, the Santa Clara City Council may vote on a motion to reconsider its recent decision regarding the city’s new parks funding ordinance. Please tell the City Council NOT to reconsider its vote, and to keep the parks funding ordinance at 100% of cost recovery. What You Can Do 1. Come to...
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