Tag: open space
Protecting nature inspires open space advocate
Andrea Mackenzie, General Manager for the Santa Clara Open Space Authority, has a long history in the preservation of open space. She will be speaking at Greenbelt Alliance’s Changemaker Training in Gilroy on Saturday, Dec. 10.
Posted: December 1st, 2011
Tags: Andrea Mackenzie, conservation, farmland, hiking, open space, Santa Clara Open Space Authority
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San Ramon sends growth boundary expansion to voters
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.
Posted: July 21st, 2010
Tags: Contra Costa County, development, open space, San Ramon, sprawl, Tassajara valley, UGB
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Final Council decision on Cloverdale urban growth boundary Mon. 6/28
Wednesday, the Cloverdale City Council decided to delay the vote on the urban growth boundary to a special session on Monday, June 28. Council directed city staff to adjust the language to protect …
Posted: June 25th, 2010
Tags: Asti, Cloverdale, Council, open space, Sonoma, UGB, urban growth boundary, vineyard, winery
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Cloverdale planning commission votes in favor of urban growth boundary
On June 2, the Cloverdale planning commission voted in favor of the draft urban growth boundary. This is great news because the planning commission took our requests into consideration.
Posted: June 16th, 2010
Tags: Asti, Cloverdale, development, open space, planning commission, Rains Creek, urban growth boundary
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Tassajara Valley threatened by developers’ plans
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.
Posted: June 11th, 2010
Tags: Contra Costa, Danville, New Farm, open space, San Ramon, sprawl, Tassajara, Tassajara valley
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Brentwood votes down Measure F!
Victory! On June 8, Brentwood voters soundly rejected Measure F, the urban limit line expansion that would have sacrificed 740 acres of valuable agricultural lands to sprawl. With 100% of precincts reporting, Brentwood voted down Measure F 57-43%.
Posted: June 9th, 2010
Tags: ballot measure, Brentwood, Contra Costa, election, farmland, Grow Smart Bay Area, measure F, open space
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Cloverdale to consider adopting an urban growth boundary
After years of community input and urging by Greenbelt Alliance, the City Council is now poised to place an urban growth boundary measure on the 2010 ballot.
Posted: June 2nd, 2010
Tags: Asti, Cloverdale, open space, Sonoma, UGB, urban growth boundary
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