Palo Alto debates costs, benefits of rehabbing El Camino Park
Palo Alto’s El Camino Park is rich in history and characters, but Parks and Recreation officials say it needs a major upgrade to become a more inviting place for families.
Environment
Former Rep. Pete McCloskey receives Sierra Club award
Former Congressman Pete McCloskey, co-founder of Earth Day, received an award from the Sierra Club. Accepting the award, he reflected on his past accomplishments and California’s future – including the legalization of marijuana.
Half Moon Bay working toward water recycling
With recycled water a long-debated but unachieved goal for Half Moon Bay and surrounding coastal communities, the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside has hired a new general manager it hopes can advance the multimillion-dollar initiative.
Palo Alto plans to improve bike routes
Palo Alto kicked off its Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, hoping to increase bike ridership and improve routes to qualify for the League of American Bicyclists’ platinum-level community status.
Google’s proposed park threatens rare owls
Google, the search engine behemoth, may have met its match in the tufted face of a small, yellow-eyed bird. A proposed park for Google employees may threaten nearly endangered owls.
14-year-old toxins being cleaned from San Jose dry cleaner
A former commercial laundry site that is being cleaned up by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, has been found to be contaminated with more than three times as much perchloroethylene (PCE), as allowed by California health standards.
Environmental Law: Development Impediment or Protective Measure?
View Video The California Legislature created the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in 1970 to protect the increasingly vulnerable environment from potentially damaging development projects. More recently, developers and environmentalists each have conflicting issues with the laws. California environmentalists have long celebrated the enactment of CEQA as a measure to ensure that developers do their
Environmental Law: Development Impediment or Protective Measure?
The California Legislature created the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in 1970 to protect the increasingly vulnerable environment from potentially damaging development projects. More recently, developers and environmentalists each have conflicting issues with the laws. California environmentalists have long celebrated the enactment of CEQA as a measure to ensure that developers do their part to
Canada Geese Overrun Cupertino Park
Canadian geese have come to dominate the lawns of the city’s beloved Memorial Park. In their Thursday, Oct. 1 meeting, the Cupertino Parks and Recreation Commission took up the unusual problem and discussed goose abatement strategies.