The San Ramon City Council voted 5-0 in July to place an item on the Nov. 2010 ballot that expands the city’s urban growth boundary to include part the Tassajara Valley.

A legal review released July 1 shows that the proposed 185-unit “New Farm” project in the Tassajara Valley would, if approved, violate numerous local laws and policies.

This November Santa Rosa and Cloverdale can set some good boundaries. City councils in both Sonoma communities voted this week to put urban growth boundary measures on the November ballot.

Developers are pushing Contra Costa County officials to approve a 193- unit housing development in the Tassajara Valley called “New Farm.” They’re also mobilizing a campaign convince San Ramon to expand its urban growth boundary.

Saturday, January 30, Executive Director Jeremy Madsen will share Greenbelt Alliance’s Grow Smart Bay Area vision at the annual Bay Area League Day hosted by the League of Women Voters.

A June 16 editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle calls Grow Smart Bay Area “a refreshingly upbeat view of the future.”

Bloggers for architects and business leaders report on Grow Smart Bay Area: Read posts in the San Francisco Business Times Bay Area Biz Talk and The Architect’s Newspaper blog.

“There is no way to reverse climate change without going after how we get around…There is a way to put in more housing while maintaining the character of these towns.”