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Articles and editorials  from Bay Area newspapers:
Almanac =
Country  Almanac
Chron =
San Francisco  Chronicle
HMB Review =
Half Moon  Bay Review
Merc =
The Mercury  News
PA Weekly =
Palo Alto  Weekly
SM County Times =
San  Mateo County Times
Town Crier =
Los Altos Town Crier
 

11-26-04

Sports complex plan facing key hurdle

 Merc

10-28-04

Painter's  work receives award

 Merc

09-11-04

Finally,  good news at Devil's Slide

 SM County Times

08-13-04

Coyote  Valley planning rush will bring sprawl

 Merc

08-02-04

Let  democracy protect Coastside
An editorial by
COSA  spokesperson Zoe Kersteen-Tucker April Vargas

 SM County Times

07-28-04

Court  hearings on open space annexation of Coastside are baffling,  at best

 Almanac

07-28-04

Obituary:  Kent Dedrick helped save San Francisco Bay
Early CGF leader will be missed

 Almanac

07-27-04

Tiger  salamander gets protected status in California

 Merc

06-22-04

A  clear vision for the coast

 San Mateo Daily Journal

06-11-04

No  decision on golf course impact report

 Morgan Hill Times

06-09-04

Coyote  Ugly
Why is the 'Mercury News' calling the city's vision for Coyote  Valley sustainable when it isn't?

 Silicon Valley Metro

05-27-04

Devil's  Slide plan approved
Tunnel will bypass dangerous stretch of Highway 1

 San Francisco Examiner

04-14-04

MROSD  proposal approved

 HMB Review

04-08-04

Coastal  plan approved
Agency allows Open Space District to expand in San Mateo County

 Merc

03-31-04

Open  space district expansion to coast: charges and responses

 Almanac

03-24-04

Hanson  Quarry neighbors want scars healed

 Town Crier

02-09-04

Coastal  farms are an asset worth protecting

Merc

02-04-04

New  funding source sought for county parks

Almanac

01-21-04

MROSD  and Farm Bureau strike major agreement

HMB Review

01-14-04

Enviros  gear up for open space battle

HMB Review

01-12-04

Groups  unite to save coast
Coalition to support land agency's growth

Merc

12-03-03

New  PG&E power lines may go underground

Almanac

11-13-03

Coast  ranks No. 1 in poll

Merc

08-29-03

Golf  course permit lists requirements

Morgan Hill Times

08-27-03

Menlo  Park should back open space plan
Editorial - The Opinion of The Almanac

Almanac

08-06-03

County  must cut millions more

Merc

07-02-03

A  Matter of Opinion
An editorial by CGF Legislative Advocate  April Vargas

HMB Review

07-02-03

Protection  still due
Letter to the Editor by CGF Legislative  Advocate Brian Schmidt

PA Weekly

06-25-03

Open  space district should expand to coast
Editorial - The Opinion of The Almanac

Almanac

06-04-03

Land  district looking to coast

Merc

05-21-03

Trails  have a long, contentious history

HMB Review

05-21-03

Push  is on to fund parks

HMB Review

05-02-03

A  different, more optimistic view of Half Moon Bay's farmland
Friday Forum by CGF Legislative Advocate  Lennie Roberts

Chron

04-02-03

Limits  to house size a fair compromise
A Matter of Opinion by CGF Executive  Director Zoe Kersteen-Tucker

HMB Review

03-25-03

Home-size  limits considered

Merc

03-14-03

Green  group hires new advocate

PA Weekly

03-05-03

Lennie  Roberts named to Women's Hall of Fame

Almanac

02-11-03

Unsightly  towers
Plan for new structures near I-280  spurs debate

Merc

02-07-03

Two  sides to every argument
Lennie Robert's response to Mark Simon

Chron

01-31-03

The  elephants Coastside won't forget
Mark Simon's column on coastside environmental  issues

Chron

12-19-02

Commission  drama could impact coast

HMB Review

12-18-02

Stanford  down to 3 trail options
Footpath decision upsets community  groups

Merc

12-18-02

Three  conservation organizations helped change the future of the Peninsula,   from 'Los Angeles North' to mostly open Bayfront, foothills,  mountains, and coast

Almanac

12-18-02

Partial  vision: San Mateo County Master Plan of 1960

Almanac

12-11-02

Ridge  top protection becomes foothills issue

PA Weekly

12-02

Evergreen
Lennie Roberts reflects on the past,  present and future of the Coastside environmental movement

HMB Review Magazine

11-27-02

Look  to the hills for inspiration, beauty and hopefully no new sets  of housetops

Milpitas Post

11-21-02

Planning  Commission disputes hills zoning

PA Weekly

10-02-02

Phillips  Brooks School drops Woodside campus plan

Almanac, PA Weekly

09-18-02

Feds  finally say yes to tunnel plan

HMB Review

09-18-02

Prestigious  Ford award finalists announced
CGF President Mary Davey one of five

PA Weekly

08-30-02

Stanford  tells county 'no thanks' for trails study

Merc

08-20-02

Bridge  Over Troubled Water

HMB Review

08-20-02

Flooding  in Pescadero will be addressed at forum on marsh

HMB Review

08-7-02

Second  vote on annexation nixed

HMB Review

08-1-02

Subdivision  proposed on hillside ranch

Milpitas Post

07-31-02

Shades  of Green
Diverse environmental groups employ different methods toward  the same goal

PA Weekly

07-03-02

Control  home sizes to preserve coastal beauty
CGF's Lennie Roberts' Letter to the Editor

HMB Review

06-12-02

Matter  of Opinion: It's time to curb mega-homes
CGF's Lennie Roberts' Editorial

HMB Review

June 2002

The  Committee for Green Foothills makes a difference

"Eye on the Environment,"  Shute, Mihaly, and Weinberger newsletter

04-24-02

Speaking  up for Mother Earth

HMB Review

04-22-02

Earth  Day veteran describes Bay Area gains, concerns
An interview with CGF founder Lois Crozier-Hogle

Merc

02-28-02

Vargas:  nonstop community work
A feature on Board member April Vargas

HMB Review

02-27-02

Kids  have been used to disguise bad development
Letter to the Editor from Executive Director Zoe Kersteen-Tucker

HMB Review

12-03-01

DEVIL'S  SLIDE: A crisis and a bombshell
Part 3 in a 3-part series

HMB Review

12-02-01

Stanford's  idea of a pastoral hike: Sucking car exhaust

Merc

11-26-01

DEVIL'S  SLIDE-- A clash of visions
Part 2 in a 3-part series

HMB Review

11-19-01

TUNNEL  DREAMS: How developers with grandoise plans plotted to build  a Devil's Slide bypass
Part 1 in a 3-part series

HMB Review

11-15-01

Coyote  Valley called endangered landscape: Group says San Jose area  threatened by sprawl

Chron

11-09-01

Changes  in county law delight horse lovers

HMB Review

11-09-01

  Beach rocks protecting golf course stir up waves of protest

HMB Review

11-08-01

DEFLECTING  DEVELOPMENT: Environmentalists see nothing sacred in church,  school projects

Chron

11-07-01

Green  groups unite against university

PA Weekly

05-16-01

Our  Town: A post-Carnegie lull

PA Weekly

01-31-01

STANFORD:  Another battle in the hills?
Carnegie think tank application goes  before county

PA Weekly

01-19-01

From  Hoover to Rice, Stanford's Politically Active
Campus community faces growth issue

Chron

01-14-01

Claiming  the high ground
Trophy homes and the battle for open  space on Bay Area ridgetops

Chron

01-01

This  Precious Plot
As Silicon Valley sprawl closes in,  Stanford's vast acreage is more prized than ever. How will the  University use it, and what do its neighbors have to say about  it?

Stanford Magazine

01-01

'It's  Important Not to Make Promises We Can't Keep'
President John Hennessy addresses  Stanford's land-use dilemma

Stanford Magazine

01-01

Wildlife  Officials May Spot a Problem

Stanford Magazine

12-31-00

The  Road Not Taken
Design work to begin soon on tunnel  behind Devil's Slide

Chron

12-14-00

A  Lesson For Stanford From Dispute
University must be part of community

Chron

12-13-00

San  Jose referendum likely on Cisco campus
Vote Could Set Valley Growth Standard

Merc

12-12-00

Cisco  plan's foes say they will qualify ballot measure

Merc

12-09-00

Judge  rejects claim by foes of Cisco development

Merc

12-02-00

Opponents  say Cisco meddling illegally
Foes allege company is luring its  campaign workers to hinder efforts in drive for referendum

Merc

11-29-00

STANFORD  development plan is approved
Compromise reached on protecting  foothills

PA Weekly

11-29-00

Cisco  Project Spurs 3 Suits
Plaintiffs claim that San Jose officials  violated California environmental laws by underestimating the  detrimental effects of the proposal

Merc

11-29-00

Lawsuits  Oppose Cisco Complex
Cities contend laws are violated

Chron

11-28-00

Stanford  expansion wins county approval
New Housing, Foothills Protection  in Plan

Merc

11-28-00

Environmentalists  sue San Jose to block Cisco's expansion plan

Chron

11-18-00

Cisco  launches competing petition drive for campus
Foes Of Plan Angered By Company's  Tactic

Merc

11-10-00

Group  works to block Cisco plan
Citywide vote sought on Coyote Valley  campus

Merc

10-31-00

Stanford's  Self-Serving Attitude
University disdains limits on building

Chron

10-19-00

Flares  Over Greenbelt-Cisco Truce
Too much open space lost under San  Jose office park plan, critics say

Chron

10-18-00

Tiger  salamander's last stand

PA Weekly

10-18-00

EDITORIAL:  Stanford's proposed land swap is a creative idea for JCC site

Merc

07-12-00

STANFORD:  Carnegie proposal is criticized
Palo Alto, Menlo Park suggest alternative  sites

PA Weekly

07-05-00

EIR:  Stanford plan has big impacts
Not all impacts will be mitigated

PA Weekly

06-15-00

Coastal  Inn Closes Before It Opens
Land trust purchases Pigeon Point  project

Chron

01-22-00

Dim  View of B&B
Opponents upset by hotel being built  near Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Chron

 

 

      

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