Sea level rise is here, and it is going to get worse. Recent projections show a strong likelihood that the Bay Area will experience at least 6 – 12 inches of sea level rise by 2030, about two feet by 2050, and three to six feet by the end of the century. This will put...
On February 26, over 70 people, including local elected officials, attended Committee for Green Foothills’ Flooded Out: Development in the path of sea level rise event at the Redwood City Public Library. The event featured presentations by Jeremy Lowe of the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI), Dan Ponti of Redwood City Neighbors United (RCNU), and...
The Harbor View project is wrong for Redwood City and needs to be revised. That’s the message the Redwood City City Council sent to Jay Paul, the Harbor View developer, at the February 11 City Council meeting. It is also the message over 350 of you made to the Council via emails and public comment...
The State Lands Commission and the City of Burlingame are holding a public outreach meeting to consider what uses should be considered for an undeveloped 9-acre property along the Burlingame Bayfront. This land is owned by the State of California, and is subject to the Public Trust. What You Can Do Join me in speaking...
By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate How should you design a levee? Most people would answer that levees are intended for flood protection, and that bare or nearly bare earthen embankments, with water on one side and land on the other, do the job. The levees we are most familiar with in the Bay Area are...
Committee for Green Foothills would like to commend Redwood City Councilmember Ian Bain for his recent op-ed, where he took a stand against Cargill’s plan to develop the salt ponds. In the San Mateo Journal article OP-ED: Salt ponds not zoned for housing (4/1/15) Bain said “I want it on record that I am not...
Committee for Green Foothills was mentioned in yesterday’s article Sixth attempt at Foster City marina quashed (2/25/15) as one of the many environmental groups taking a stand against a proposal to develop the bayfront in Foster City. There are many environmental issues with the proposed project. Sea level rise alone makes it pretty absurd. Kudos to city...
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