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2009

12/24/09 Urban Outings: Deer Island, Novato
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/16/09 Contra Costa to change affordable housing rules
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

12/14/09 Marin Voice: Housing also creates customers downtown
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal

12/10/09 Urban Outings: Creek walk in Mission Bay, S.F.
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/30/09 Affordable housing hangs in the balance
(Bay Area) Bay Area Monitor

11/26/09 Urban Outings: Hamilton Field, Novato: Old base has new appeal
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/12/09 Urban Outings: West End of Golden Gate Park
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/9/09 Will San Jose's new bicycle plan mark shift from years of car privilege?
(South Bay) SF Streetsblog

11/4/09 Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning: preparing for the city's general plan update
(South Bay) Palo Alto Daily News

11/4/09 Letter to the Editor: Objection to housing numbers misses the point
(North Bay) Mill Valley Herald

10/29/09 Pleasanton moves to head off litigation
(East Bay) The Independent

10/29/09 Urban Outings: Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/21/09 Pleasanton Council rezones 32 acres in Hacienda for more housing
(East Bay) Pleasanton Weekly

10/15/09 Court ruling may have valley agriculture implications
(East Bay) The Independent

10/15/09 Urban Outings: Warehouse walk to Levi's Plaza
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/11/09 Long delay likely for East Cypress corridor plan
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

10/10/09 San Francisco Bay Area greenbelt development debated
(Bay Area) San Francisco Examiner

10/9/09 Judge puts brakes on Oakley development
(East Bay) Oakley Press

10/5/09 City: plan for housing rebound
(South Bay) Gilroy Dispatch

10/5/09 Morning Show: Successful Lawsuit in Oakley
(Bay Area) KPFA

10/3/09 Judge stops subdivision near delta levees
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/3/09 Judge blocks Development of Homes
(Sacramento) CBS 13; Associated Press

10/2/09 Greenbelt Alliance wins suit against Oakley
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune

10/1/09 Urban Outings: Fillmore Street stroll to Alta Plaza Park
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

9/28/09 Auto Row tempers troubled times with visions for the future
(East Bay) Oakland North

9/23/09 Crowding a worry to San Mateo residents
(South Bay) San Mateo Daily Journal

9/17/09 Urban Outings: The Gardens at Heather Farm
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

9/14/09 Letter to the Editor: Green development
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

9/9/09 Progressives to hold election forum
(North Bay) Novato Advance

9/4/09 Huge San Ramon development nears finish line
(Bay Area) San Francisco Business Times

9/3/09 Urban Outings: Point Pinole
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

9/2009 All the space we need
(Bay Area) Urbanist

8/31/09 Weapons Station would snarl traffic, report says
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

8/29/09 Letter to the editor: Get a design for success
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

8/20/09 Urban Outings: Marin Headlands at Fort Cronkhite
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

8/12/09 Morning Show: Oakley
(Bay Area) KPFA

8/6/09 Urban Outings: Japantown
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

7/28/09 Community leaders hold press conference on housing
(South Bay) KTVU

7/24/09 Group tries to halt Delta housing project
(East Bay) KGO

7/24/09 Suit filed to block Oakley development
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

7/24/09 Foes step up fight against Oakley development
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

7/23/09 Urban Outings: Water Dog Lake Park
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

7/13/09 Affordable housing first in four major funding initiatives
(North Bay) North Bay Business Journal

7/10/09 Terra Verde: Green cars good enough?
(Bay Area) KPFA

7/10/09 Editorial: Growing within is better choice
for Milpitas than reaching out to hillsides
(South Bay) Milpitas Post

7/9/09 Pittsburg wins planning victory
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

7/5/09 Letter to the Editor: Save the bay from Cargill
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

7/2/09 Urban Outings: Mount Davidson
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

7/2/09 Grow Smart Bay Area
(South Bay) San Mateo Daily Journal

7/1/09 You're not an environmentalist
if you're also a NIMBY

(East Bay) East Bay Express

6/25/09 A Smarter Growth Strategy
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/25/09 Urban Outings: Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/23/09 Editorial: Smart growth is essential to Marin's future
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal

6/17/09 "Grow Smart Bay Area" report released
(Bay Area) Planetizen.com

6/16/09 Room for Bay Area to grow, smartly
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/15/09 Grow Smart Bay Area
(North Bay) KRCB

6/12/09 Growing Smarter
(Bay Area) The Architect's Newspaper Blog

6/11/09 Oakland, Concord smart places to grow
(Bay Area) San Francisco Business Times

6/11/09 Call for Regional Coordination of Land Use and Transportation
(Bay Area) SF Streetsblog

6/11/09 An All-Infill Plan for the Bay Area's Growth
(Bay Area) California Planning and Development

6/11/09 Report: Bay Area has ample room to grow
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

6/11/09 Urban Outings: Pier 45 and the Musee Mecanique
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/11/09 Encouraging smart growth
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/11/09 Group says infill development can meet most of Bay Area's housing needs
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

6/11/09 Editorial: Region can add homes, jobs without more sprawl
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

6/11/09 Smart growth urged along SMART rail line in Marin
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal

6/9/09 Handling Growth in the Bay Area
(Bay Area) Planetizen.com

6/8/09 Series: Green Development in Silicon Valley
(South Bay) KLIV

6/8/09 Smart Growth in the Bay Area
(Bay Area) KQED

5/28/09 Urban Outings: Crown Memorial Beach and Shoreline Trail
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

5/14/09 Cloverdale says OK to growth plan that includes Asti
(North Bay) Press Democrat

5/14/09 Urban Outings: Rockridge ramble to Lake Temescal
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/30/09 Urban Outings: Yerba Buena Gardens
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/24/09 Varmints!
(North Bay) Press Democrat

4/23/09 Editorial: Measure A will inject energy into downtown; vote yes May 19
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

4/20/09 Measure A's campaign gains speed
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

4/19/09 Affordable housing dominates Santa Rosa residential debate
(North Bay) Press Democrat

4/16/09 Urban Outings: Maritime Martinez
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/6/09 New report gives San Jose and nearby cities a good grade on combating urban sprawl
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

4/2/09 Urban Outings: Lafayette Reservoir
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/30/09 Renewed measure, renewed interest
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

3/29/09 Marin 'Slow Food' advocates say: know your farmer, know your food
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal

3/28/09 Evening News: East Bay bus tour
(Bay Area) KPFA

3/23/09 New measure's campaign coming together
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

3/20/09 Drop the housing cap now
(East Bay) Pleasanton Weekly

3/19/09 Urban Outings: Nob Hill Hike to Grace Cathedral
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/9/09 Letter to the Editor: Sprawl's days are over
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal

3/8/09 Open space group holds up Hercules plan as model development
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

3/5/09 Best of Urban Outings
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/2/09 Alliance Works to Preserve Open Space
(Bay Area) Bay Crossings

3/2009 Creating Sustainable Communities by Investing in Infill
(North Bay) Northbay Biz Magazine

2/24/09 We Need to Invest in Open Space
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal

2/23/09 Terre Verde: A green stimulus?
(Bay Area) KPFA

2/19/09 Urban Outings: Presidio Ecology Trail
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/9/09 Editorial: "Golden Lands" report should shape policies on open space
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

2/9/09 Greenbelt Alliance sees opportunity to protect open space
(Solano) The Reporter

2/8/09 Editorial: The Bay Area as an ecosystem
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/7/09 Debate over Cloverdale growth
(Sonoma) Press Democrat

2/5/09 Urban Outings: Bay Farm Island Canal Walk
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/5/09 Preservation Should Focus on Rural Areas
(East Bay) The Independent

2/4/09 Editorial: Vital Lands
(Sonoma) Press Democrat

2/4/09 Report urges preserving Bay Area outdoors
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/2/09 Concord Base Reuse Plan Departs from Suburbia
(Bay Area) California Planning & Redevelopment Report

2/1/09 Many of Nation's Green Leaders from Bay Area
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/1/09 Lining Up Their Ducks
(Solano) The Reporter

1/21/09 Remaining Environmentally Conscious During Tough Times An Imperative For Local Communities
(Bay Area) California Progress Report

1/15/09 Urban Outings: San Francisco Botanical Garden and Stow Lake
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

1/14/09 Concord leaders approve plan for former military base
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/04/09 Pittsburg, developer looking into land trade
(South Bay) Mercury News and (East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/1/09 Urban Outings: Russian Hill Hike
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicletop

2008

12/18/08 Urban Outings: Mountain View Cemetery
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/09/08 San Jose council approves affordable housing plan
(South Bay) Mercury News

11/28/08 New Land-Use Law's Message: Build Near Transit
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/27/08 Urban Outings: Corte Madera Creek to Ross
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/22/08 Local fight against global warming: Activists push for 'Cool Cities'
(South Bay) Mercury News

11/19/08 Concord leaders leaning toward village land-use concept on shuttered military base
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

11/15/08 San Pablo Avenue Urban Outing
(Bay Area) KPFA

11/13/08 Urban Outings: Vermont Street and McKinley Square
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/4/08 Smart Infill
(Bay Area) KRCB

11/1/08 Mayoral Candidates Respond to Questions Raised by the Public
(East Bay) The Independent

10/31/08 Green ballot measures
(Bay Area) KGO

10/31/08 Measure T would save farmland
(Solano) Times Herald

10/31/08 Extend Orderly Growth -- 'Yes' on
Measure T

(Solano) Times Herald

10/30/08 Open space ballot measures
(Bay Area) KQED

10/30/08 Urban Outings: Lake Merritt
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/25/08 Vote yes on Measure T and save our farmland
(Solano) The Reporter

10/22/08 Park bond stirs open space debate
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

10/21/08 SMART: A green, effective solution
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal

10/16/08 Urban Outings: Fort Funston
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/15/08 Infrastructure projects linked to economic recovery
(Bay Area) KCBS

10/13/08 Video postscript to Sunday's story on Diablo Grande
(Bay Area) Sacramento Bee

10/13/08 Editorial: Development affects climate change
(South Bay) Mercury News

10/10/08 Rockville Trails Estates project moves forward
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

10/9/08 Candidate forum in Benicia
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

10/4/08 Will voters see SMART differently the second time around?
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal

10/4/08 Environmental groups react to Naval Weapons Station proposals
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

10/3/08 Group touts 'smart infill' city growth
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

10/2/08 Urban Outings: Mill Valley to the Tourist Club
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

10/1/08 Crosscurrents: Planning ideas from Greenbelt Alliance
(Bay Area) KALW

10/1/08 Greenbelt Alliance promotes potential of 'Smart Infill'
(Solano-Napa) Daily Republic

10/1/08 Bay Area Environment on the November Ballot
(Bay Area) Bay Nature

9/18/08 A 'healthy choice' for Marin
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal

9/18/08 California's Greenbelt Alliance Standing Up for Smart Growth for 50 Years and Looking Ahead
(Bay Area) California Progress Report

9/18/08 Support a fair process
(Sonoma-Marin) Petaluma Argus Courier

9/18/08 Urban Outings: Sydney G. Walton Square sculpture stroll
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

9/17/08 Greenbelt 50th Anniversary served up a Taste of Greenbelt
(Bay Area) San Francisco Sentinel

9/16/08 County doubles housing fee for builders
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal

9/12/08 Two plans for Concord naval station -- only one will sail
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

9/10/08 Alliance celebrates 50 years
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

9/4/08 Urban Outings: Golden Gate Bridge
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

8/27/08 Urban Outings: Jack London Square to Estuary Park
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

8/25/08 Hewlett Foundation names director for environment program
(South Bay) Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

8/20/08 Urban Outings: Three cities, one walk
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

8/20/08 More bad decisions by LAFCO, this time in San Martin
(South Bay) Mercury News

8/17/08 San Jose leaders try to reverse urban sprawl
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

8/7/08 Urban Outings: Glen Park and Glen Canyon
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

8/6/08 Supervisors OK General Plan
(Solano-Napa) The Daily Republic

7/23/08 Urban Outings: Cesar E. Chavez Park: Kite Festival
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

7/21/08 Orderly growth advocates bargain with supervisors
(Solano/Napa) Daily Republic

7/13/08 Once-in-a-generation opportunity being wasted
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

7/12/08 City ices Coombsville housing site
(Solano-Napa) Napa Register Guard

7/3/08 Urban Outing: Acalanes Ridge
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

7/1/08 Greenbelt Alliance Turns 50
(Bay Area) Bay Nature

6/19/08 David vs. Goliath
(Bay Area) Green 960AM KKGN

6/18/08 Bluegrass for the Greenbelt
(Bay Area) San Francisco Bay Guardian

6/14/08 Concord Naval Weapons Station
(Bay Area) KPFA

6/8/08 Housing project combines virtues
(South Bay) The Mercury News

6/5/08 Urban Outing: Pier 7
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

6/5/08 Group opposes San Martin incorporation
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

6/1/08 San Jose chucks plan after dropping $17 million
(South Bay) Planning

5/21/08 Urban Outings: Shollenberger Park, Petaluma
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

5/21/08 Groups line up to support development of Cargill Salt land
(South Bay) San Mateo CountyTimes

5/18/08 Long-awaited Naval Weapons Station environmental documents released
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

5/18/08 Pittsburg to consider suspending hillside ordinance work
(East Bay) The Mercury News

5/7/08 'Private use' clause splits law's allies, foes
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Chronicle

5/6/08 Marla Fields and Annan Paterson: Hamilton train station - for the kids' sake
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal

5/1/08 Urban Outing: Lake Elizabeth
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/29/08 Pittsburg bypass road plans get moving
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

4/22/08 Group strives to protect Bay Area Greenbelts
(East Bay) CSU Pioneer

4/22/08 Housing project up for vote
(South Bay) The Mercury News

4/19/08 Martinez open space in dispute
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

4/18/08 Creeping sprawl overtakes refugees from cities
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/17/08 Urban Outing: Point Richmond
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/10/08 The Greenbelt Alliance Turns 50
(East Bay) The Livermore Independent

4/9/08 West County well represented in annual Environmental Awards
(Sonoma/Marin) Sonoma West News

4/5/08 Pittsburg Hills decision
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

4/3/08 Urban Outing: Golden Gate Promenade
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/31/08 Growth boundary vote date up in air
(Sonoma/Marin) The Press Democrat

3/29/08 Critics brace for uphill ridgeline fight
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

3/27/08 Planners mull land-use east of U.S. 101
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

3/26/08 City sets 20-year urban growth limit
(Solano/Napa) The Reporter

3/23/08 City weighs decision on urban limits
(Solano/Napa) The Reporter

3/21/08 City isn't green without green housing
(South Bay) Mountain View Voice

3/20/08 Urban Outings: Stanford Dish Trail: Hike hills near Palo Alto
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/19/08 Developers drop plan for San Jose's Coyote Valley
(South Bay) Mercury News

3/9/08 Vacaville council should adopt urban line
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

3/6/08 Urban Outings: Bay Model
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/4/08 Some calling county panel 'stacked'
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

2/29/08 Vacaville's vitality
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

2/29/08 City's bid to annex Tassajara causes stir
(East Bay) Tri-Valley Herald

2/28/08 Opponents organizing against planned closures
(South Bay) San Mateo County Times

2/22/08 Woodside meets Tuesday on college housing
(South Bay) Almanac News

2/14/08 Urban Outings: Grandview Park and the Mosaic Stairway
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/12/08 Signers like growth zone
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

1/31/08 Urban Outings: Richmond Shoreline Parks: Trails and history
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

1/23/08 We need community impact reporting
(Sonoma-Marin) Petaluma Argus Courier

1/17/08 Urban Outings: Filbert and Greenwich Steps
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

1/15/08 State fines developer Seeno $3 million
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/15/08 A sign for a line
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

1/3/08 Urban Outings: Tiburon to Blackie's Pasture
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle top

2007

12/27/07 Urban Outings: Indian Rock, Berkeley
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/20/07 Urban Outings: San Francisco rooftop gardens, for fresh air or a brown-bag lunch
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/18/07 Lawrence Livingston, 'Mr. Open Space,' dies at 89
(Bay Area) Marin Independent Journal

12/18/07 Vacaville to gauge interest in urban limit
(Solano-Napa) The Daily Republic

12/14/07 Lawrence Livingston Jr., 'Mr. Open Space,' dead at 89
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/7/07 County wrestles with concerns over potential sprawl
(South Bay) Gilroy Dispatch

12/6/07 Urban Outings: Mile Rock Beach at Land's End
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/25/07 Lagoon 2
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

11/22/07 Urban Outings: Jack Early Park
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/16/07 "The Country in the City" - interview with Richard Walker
(Bay Area) Forum, KQED

11/16/07 Pittsburg plans James Donlon extension
(East Bay) The Brentwood Press

11/15/07 Hillside decision draws objections
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

11/14/07 Transit village garners approval
(South Bay) San Mateo County Times

11/8/07 Urban Outings: Berkeley waterfall
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/25/07 Urban Outings: Tank Hill
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/21 Technology alone won't tame climate-change juggernaut
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/9/07 Cloverdale, Aye: The last hold-out poised to join other cities in managing sprawl
(Sonoma-Marin) Press Democrat

10/9/07 Proposals released for undeveloped land in Concord
(East Bay) ABC Channel 7

10/8/07 Cloverdale weighs setting urban growth boundary
(Sonoma-Marin) The Press Democrat

10/7/07 Weapons Station options increase
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

9/25/07 Building out of bounds?
(Sonoma-Marin) The Press Democrat

9/22/07 Weapons Station plans take shape
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

9/20/07 Contra Costa using BART to combat global warming
(East Bay) ABC Channel 7

9/20/07 Revised condo project moves ahead
(South Bay) Redwood City Daily News

9/10/07 ABAG vs. Palo Alto's "infrastructure-housing imbalance"
(South Bay) Palo Alto Online

9/9/07 San Jose wrestles with rezoning of industrial land for housing
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

8/30/07 Panel accused of favoring developer
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

8/28/07 General Plan sparks water dispute
(Sonoma-Marin) The Press Democract

8/26/07 Letter to the editor: Speculation, not environment, pushing home prices
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

8/23/07 Key issues emerge for general plan
(Sonoma-Marin) The Press Democrat

8/22/07 Letter to the Editor: We can make it easy to be green
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

8/20/07 AmCan farm offers glimpse of 'sweet life'
(Solano-Napa) Times-Herald

8/12/07 No such thing as 'no-growth opponents'
(Solano-Napa) The Reporter

8/10/07 All sides claim victory in East Cypress ruling
(East Bay) Bethel Island Press

8/8/07 Piepho defends study beyond urban limit line
(East Bay) Danville Weekly

8/8/07 Urban limit line expansion rebuffed
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

8/7/07 Letter to the Editor: Stop Land Annexations
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

8/5/07 Safety first: Fixes are in the works to improve Highway 12
(Solano-Napa) davisenterprise.com

8/3/07 A mixed ruling on development plan
(East Bay) San Francisco Chronicle

8/3/07 Ruling may delay plan to construct 3,000 homes
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

8/2/07 Coyote Valley proposal set back
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

7/27/07 Greenhouse Gas, BRT Issues Draw Crowd
(East Bay) Berkeley Daily Planet

7/26/07 Council postpones hillside development discussion
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

7/24/07 Panel will help write blueprint for city's growth
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

7/22/07 Coyote review slammed
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

7/14/07 Do not allow paving of hills in East County
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

7/6/07 'Make or break' study session on Mayfield
(South Bay) Mountain View Voice

7/1/07 Ear to the Ground [East Contra Costa Habitat Conservation Plan]
(Bay Area) Bay Nature Magazine

6/21/07 Group strives to ID greener developments
(Bay Area) Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, San Mateo County Times

6/19/07 Greenbelt Alliance, developer announce partnership
(Bay Area) San Jose Mercury News

6/15/07 Volunteers ride through Almaden as part of annual 'sprawl' survey
(Bay Area) Silicon Valley Community Newspapers

6/8/07 Go Greenbelt! event, Santa Rosa station area plan
(Sonoma-Marin) KFTY TV5O

6/7/07 Go Greenbelt! on Salon.com: The great sprinkler storm of Greenbelt 2007
(Bay Area) Salon.com

6/6/07 Rail and trail for the 21st century
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal

6/5/07 Go Greenbelt on Salon.com: A brief cameo by Richard Pombo
(Bay Area) Salon.com

6/4/07 Go Greenbelt on Salon.com: A terrible mall beauty, about to be born
(Bay Area) Salon.com

6/4/07 Go Greenbelt on Salon: Welcome to the Greenbelt
(Bay Area) Salon.com

6/3/07 Letter to the editor: In-fill development good for San Jose
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury

6/2/07 Group helps good businesses walk the talk
(Bay Area) San Mateo County Times

5/24/07 Greenbelt scorecard [wins award]
(Sonoma-Marin) KRCB Radio

5/16/07 Not In Menlo's Backyard
(South Bay) The Almanac

5/15/07 Lagoon Valley - How does its future sound to you?
(Solano-Napa) Vacaville Magazine

5/15/07 Eisele honored with Thollander award
(Solano-Napa) Napa Valley Register

5/12/07 Growth tempts city leaders
(Sonoma-Marin) The Press Democrat

5/11/07 Land trust vows to continue
(East Bay) Brentwood Press

5/10/07 Seeno subdivision gets green light from Pittsburg planners
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

5/8/07 Letter to the editor: Editorial on Coyote Valley EIR on the Money - 'We Have to Get a Better Handle on Development'
(South Bay) Gilroy Dispatch

5/7/07 Nonprofit profile: Greenbelt Alliance, Tom Steinbach, executive director
(Bay Area) San Francisco Business Times

5/3/07 The battle for California, as seen by bike
(Bay Area) Salon.com

5/3/07 Head for the hills
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/27/07 The Green Roots of Home: Sonoma County Native Returns Home to be the eyes and ears for environnmentalist Greenbelt Alliance
(Sonoma-Marin) Press Democrat

4/24/07 Supporters, opponents both point to global warming in wrangle over Santa Clara farmland
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

4/22/07 How the Bay was saved -- Development threatened to fill it in
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/20/07 Hillside plan blasted
(East Bay) Brentwood Press

4/15/07 The growth myth
(Sonoma-Marin) The Press Democrat

4/9/07 On again, off again, all over again -- projects take Toll on developer
(South Bay) San Jose Silicon Valley Business Journal

4/5/07 Land Use Agency Adopts Farm Preservation Policies
(South Bay) Gilroy Dispatch

4/1/07 So Fresh and So Green
Audrey Magazine

3/29/07 Letter to the editor: Suisun Valley is a poor site for school
(Solano-Napa) Fairfield Daily Republic

3/25/07 Taking green up a notch
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/24/07 Rules on development of hills stir up hornet's nest
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

3/17/07 Radio interview: Keeping greenery in the scenery: Greenbelt Alliance
(Bay Area) KFOG

3/17/07 Letter to the editor: Emerald City?
(Sonoma-Marin) Santa Rosa Press Democrat

3/13/07 Critics assail developer over lawsuit
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

3/9/07 Are land-use regulations to blame for the lack of affordable housing?
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/4/07 Letter to the editor: We should encourage affordable housing
(Solano-Napa) Vacaville Reporter

2/22/07 Urban planning talk Tuesday at Acterra
(South Bay) Palo Alto Weekly

2/16/07 Sonoma on the verge
(Sonoma-Marin) San Francisco Chronicle

2/15/07 LAFCO loosens policy
(South Bay) Gilroy Dispatch

2/12/07 Attack signs on Seeno's land untrue
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

2/4/07 Fix set for land-use panel
(Solano-Napa) Vacaville Reporter

2/2/07 Misleading signs
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

2/1/07 Officials seek input on growth
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/30/07 Signs along Highway 4 raise tensions
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/22/07 Pleasanton affordable-housing forum, panel discussion Tuesday
(East Bay) San Jose Mercury News

1/18/07 Court issues temporary ruling on Greenbelt's Oakley lawsuit
(East Bay) San Jose Mercury News

1/18/07 Despite opposition, council extends growth boundary
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/15/07 Citizen input critical
(Solano-Napa) Vacaville Reporter

1/13/07 Protecting the hills of Pittsburg
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/4/07 Make it a goal to cycle the Bay's Greenbelt
(Bay Area-Wide) Marin Independent Journal

1/1/07 (Jan-Mar) Ear to the Ground [re. November 2006 election]
(Bay Area-Wide) Bay Nature magazine

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2006

12/29/06 Saving a mountain and more (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

12/29/06 2006 marked new faces and growth for cities (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

12/28/06 Macondray Lane, anyone? (San Francisco, Greenbelt Outings) Santa Rosa Press Democrat

12/24/06 School district clears air about causes of asthma (Solano-Napa, Transportation), Vacaville Reporter

12/23/06 The Green Belt Movement and How It Might Save Your Life (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning) e/the Environmental Magazine

12/14/06 Bay Area's 'smart' growth (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

12/14/06 Board delays urban limit line decision (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

12/5/06 Coalition urges Vallejo to address lack of affordable homes (Solano-Napa, Affordable Housing), Bay City News Wire & CBS5

12/5/06 Letter to the Editor: Mixed-use project the right one to do (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Jose Mercury News

12/5/06 Vallejo Council to discuss inclusionary housing ordinance (Solano-Napa, Affordable Housing), Bay City News Wire & CBS5

11/15/2006 Letter to the Editor: A big step (Solano-Napa, Affordable Housing), Vallejo Times-Herald

11/12/2006 Green groups relish victories (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Jose Mercury News

11/9/2006 ELECTION 2006: Growth Limits Backed -- To A Point (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

11/07/2006 Letter to the Editor: Yes on Measure R (Sonoma-Marin, Transportation), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

11/1/2006 Letter to the Editor [re. Concord Naval Weapons Station] (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

10/27/2006 Letter to the Editor: Yes on Measure K (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Fremont Argus

10/22/2006 Letter to the Editor: Growth Expected (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

10/20/2006 Avoid taxpayer trap: Proposition 90 should be defeated at ballot (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), Vacaville Reporter

10/16/2006 Contra Costa to pass inclusionary ordinance Tuesday (East Bay, Affordable Housing), Bay City Newswire - ABC and CBS

10/15/2006 City set for hearing over housing plans - Greenbelt Alliance alleges development is irresponsible in its impact on environment, residents (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

10/13/2006 CAMPAIGN 2006: San Mateo County's Measure A - 16,000 acres of parkland need quite a bit of attention (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

10/09/2006 Patterson Ranch debate rages on (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Fremont Argus

10/08/2006 Open Forum: Oakley is creating a new Ninth Ward (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

10/06/2006 Growth initiative sparks dollar chase toward vote (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Vacaville Reporter

10/06/2006 Measure A: Changing South Bay landscape? (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), ABC7 KGO-TV

10/04/2006 Letter to the Editor: The Prop 90 Disaster (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Bay Guardian

10/04/2006 Letter to the Editor: Smart-growth housing is long overdue in City of Cupertino (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Cupertino Courier

10/04/2006 Letter to the Editor: Greenbelt Alliance [on the Pacifica Quarry] (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Pacifica Tribune

09/29/2006 Greenbelt to discuss transit development (Sonoma-Marin, Outings), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

09/27/2006 Hayward needs to keep growing (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Hayward Daily Review

09/26/2006 Letter to the Editor: Vote 'No' on Proposition 90 (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), Morgan Hill Times

09/21/2006 Measure A campaign deflects federal lawsuit (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Milpitas Post

09/17/2006 Forum on rezoning to be held Monday (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Fremont Argus

09/06/2006 City stays undecided on plans for developing North Livermore (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Tri-Valley Herald

09/05/2006 Proposition 90: A First Look at a Revolutionary Initiative (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), Berkeley Daily Planet

08/31/2006 On foot: The Bear Valley Triathlon, BOW camp and Golden Gate romp will get you moving (San Francisco, Outings), San Francisco Chronicle

08/27/2006 Rolling Hills of Fun (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Jose Mercury News

08/23/2006 Eminent Changes (San Francisco, Land Use and Planning), SF Weekly

08/22/2006 Panel rejects annexation of 800 acres (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

08/22/2006 Radio Spot (28 MB): The 2020 Foresight Edition (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), KALW

08/17/2006 Main Events (Sonoma-Marin, Outings), San Francisco Chronicle

08/09/2006 Now’s the time to see city plan (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Petaluma Argus Courier

08/06/2006 Bay Meadows plan poised to move forward (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Mateo County Times

08/03/2006 Radio Spot (21 MB, 36-minute mark): Oak to Ninth Avenue Waterfront Development (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), KPFA

07/29/2006 Campaign over orderly growth measure taking shape, (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Fairfield Daily Republic

07/28/2006 Annexation request gets nod from LAFCO (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Brentwood Press

07/28/2006 Supes put orderly growth on the ballot (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Fairfield Daily Republic

07/20/2006 Transit sales tax on ballots (Sonoma-Marin, Transportation), San Francisco Chronicle

07/19/2006 Officials to alter measure (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

07/19/2006 Public split on racetrack ruling (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Mateo County Times

07/16/2006 Petaluma leads way in smart growth (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

07/16/2006 The Next Million (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

07/13/2006 Land-use initiative on November ballot (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Milpitas Post

07/13/2006 Letter to the Editor: A vision for growth (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

07/11/2006 A Garden on Codornices Creek Welcomes Wildlife (East Bay, Outings), The Berkeley Daily Planet

07/08/2006 Voters likely to face growth initiative (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Vacaville Reporter

07/08/2006 Developers Against Land Initiative (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Morgan Hill Times

07/07/2006 City Lands Top Spot in 'Smart Growth' Ratings (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

07/06/2006 Petaluma tops Bay Area for 'smart growth' (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Petaluma Argus Courier

07/02/2006 Editorial: How does your region grow? (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

07/01/2006 Growing smarter (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), The Napa Valley Register

06/29/2006 Commission splits on developments (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

06/29/2006 High Marks on Smart Growth Scorecard (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Gilroy Dispatch

06/28/2006 Environmental Group Finds Bay Area Development Policies Lacking (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), cbs5.com, San Francisco Sentinel.com

06/28/2006 Bay Area Cities Not Doing Enough to Prepare for Growth (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), KCBS

06/28/2006 Make room for a million: Significant sprawl by 2020 (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning); The Oakland Tribune; San Mateo County Times; The Argus, Fremont; The Daily Review; Tri-Valley Herald; Alameda Times-Star

06/28/2006 Bay Area 'smart growth' stunted (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning); Contra Costa Times; Bradenton Herald; Centre Daily Times, PA

06/28/2006 Cities score low on smart growth study (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), The San Mateo Daily Journal

06/28/2006 Radio Spot on the Smart Growth Scorecard
(mp3 file, 10.27 MB, 51:58 to 55:51)
"Greenbelt Alliance issued a smart growth report card today for the Bay Area, rating development and growth policies which supply affordable housing, public transit, dense development, and preserve open space."
(Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), KPFA

06/26/2006 Patterson Ranch debate brewing (East Bay, Land Use and Planning); The Argus, Fremont; The Daily Review

06/23/2006 Change is most reliable constant in Tri-Valley (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

06/22/2006 Triad Communities to shepherd Angwin development (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), The St. Helena Star

06/20/2006 Affordable apartments pledged for big project (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

06/20/2006 Santa Clara Co. Supes Reject Study on Land Conservation Measure (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Bay City News

06/18/2006 Festive Father's Day by the bay (East Bay, Outings), Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News

06/17/2006 The Interstate Highway System at 50 (Bay Area-Wide, Transportation); San Francisco Chronicle; Knoxville News Sentinel, TN; Scripps Howard News Service, DC; SitNews, AK; Fitchburg Sentinel, MA

06/16/2006 Billions to state from housing (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

06/13/2006 Radio Spot: Interview with David Reid, East Bay field rep for Greenbelt Alliance and Anthony Flint, author of "This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America" (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), KPFA

06/10/2006 Letter to the Editor: Protect scenic hills (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

06/07/2006 First Glimpse Of Caldecott Tunnel Project (East Bay, Transportation), ABC News

06/04/2006 Measure H: Flawed, but necessary (Solano-Napa, Transportation), Vacaville Reporter

06/03/2006 Saving Sonoma County's open space (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

06/01/2006 Hillside preservation initiative on fall ballot could affect Almaden (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Silicon Valley Community Newspapers

06/01/2006 Letter to the Editor: At risk of sprawl (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

05/31/2006 Bay Area land at risk of becoming suburban sprawl (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), cbs5.com, San Francisco Sentinel

05/28/2006 Voter's Guide to the June 6 California Primary Bay Area Measures (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

05/27/2006 Hidden cost of housing (Solano-Napa, Affordable Housing), Vacaville Reporter

05/26/2006 Bay Area's open space at risk during next 30 years (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), Monterey Herald

05/25/2006 A red flag against sprawl (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

05/25/2006 Silicon Valley, greenbelt leader (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Jose Mercury News

05/25/2006 Fewer acres at risk than 5 years ago, study says (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

05/25/2006 New Report: South Valley at Risk (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Gilroy Dispatch

05/25/2006 Greenbelt Alliance warns Solano open space at risk (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Vacaville Reporter

05/25/2006 Group sees Solano sprawl potential (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Fairfield Daily Republic

05/25/2006 Report details sprawl's threat to Bay area open space (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), Associated Press

05/13/2006 Conservation plan in jeopardy (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

05/09/2006 Land-Use Initiative Submitted (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Gilroy Dispatch

05/08/2006 Open space measure heading to ballot (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Jose Mercury News

05/01/2006 Celebrated by Twain, frog jumps to center of debate on species protection (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Associated Press

04/25/2006 Contra Costa Considering Affordable Housing Ordinance (East Bay, Affordable Housing), cbs5.com

04/25/2006 Bikers embark on ride to protect greenbelt (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Vacaville Reporter

04/24/2006 Affordable housing on Contra Costa agenda (East Bay, Affordable Housing), Contra Costa Times

04/20/2006 Letter to the Editor: There is a Difference Between County Land Conservation Initiative and Santa Clara County Hillisde (sic) Ordinance (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Gilroy Dispatch

04/12/2006 Lawsuits Filed To Stop Building Near Levees (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), ABC News

04/12/2006 Oakley sued over plans for 4,000 homes on flood-prone tract (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Jose Mercury News, KESQ, The Sacramento Union (04/13), Monterey County Herald (04/13), FoxReno.com, San Diego Union Tribune, KTVU.com, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Contra Costa Times, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Centre Daily Times (PA), Press-Enterprise (subscription, CA ), Monterey County Herald

04/12/2006 OAKLEY: Environmental group sues to block below-sea-level housing tract (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

04/12/2006 Group sues to stop housing project (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

04/07/2006 Radio Spot (mp3 file, 5 MB): Redeveloping the Concord Naval Weapons Station (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), KPFA

04/06/2006 MAIN EVENTS: Seeing the green in greenbelt; Petals pop on the Peninsula; Mute rock concert; more (East Bay, Outings), San Francisco Chronicle

04/02/2006 Bay Meadows plan touts supporters (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Mateo County Times

03/31/2006 Letter to the Editor: Region must curb sprawl, preserve land (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

March 2006 Growing Up (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), North Bay Biz

03/27/2006 Saving land will pay off in future (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

03/23/2006 Footloose Forays (Bay Area-Wide, Outings), San Francisco Chronicle

03/23/2006 Regulation led to high cost of housing, builders say (Bay Area-Wide, Affordable Housing), Contra Costa Times

03/23/2006 Bid to uncap development stirs debate (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

03/21/2006 Dougherty Valley grows up (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

03/12/2006 Greenbelt stresses vision in building (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

03/11/2006 Storms reveal hidden gems (East Bay, Outings), Contra Costa Times

03/09/2006 Letter to the Editor: Never wanted to stop all housing, (Solano-Napa, Affordable Housing), Vacaville Reporter

03/08/2006 Letter to the Editor: Urban limit line not yet on June ballot (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

03/04/2006 Letter to the Editor: Use infrastructure bond for infill growth (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), San Francisco Chronicle

03/02/2006 Citizens will advise on county's land use (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Vacaville Reporter

03/01/2006 Sales tax for transit put on ballot (Solano-Napa, Transportation), Vacaville Reporter

02/26/2006 San Mateo is dreaming in green (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Mateo County Times

02/26/2006 Undone Deal (Solano-Napa, Transportation), Vacaville Reporter

02/13/2006 Drive to curb rural growth (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), San Jose Mercury News

02/12/2006 Letter to the Editor: County needs more affordable homes (Solano-Napa, Affordable Housing), Vacaville Reporter

02/10/2006 Proposal to Curb Growth (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Gilroy Dispatch, Hollister Free Lance

02/09/2006 Critics of Coyote plan upset over vacancy (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Almaden Resident

01/27/2006 Lodi greenbelt may go to voters (Bay Area-Wide, Land Use and Planning), The Stockton Record

01/24/2006 Cloverdale to consider setting urban growth limits (Sonoma-Marin, Land Use and Planning), Santa Rosa Press Democrat

01/17/2006 Growing Communities, Growing Issues (South Bay, Land Use and Planning), Morgan Hill Times

01/08/2006 Concord sees land of plenty at Navy base (East Bay, Land Use and Planning), Contra Costa Times

01/01/2006 The Year Ahead (Solano-Napa, Land Use and Planning), Vacaville Reporter

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