Save Sand Creek!
We need your help gathering signatures that will qualify the Let Antioch Voters Decide: The Sand Creek Area Protection Initiative for the ballot this November. This initiative is designed to protect 1,800 acres (bigger than Golden Gate Park) in the Sand Creek area southeast of Antioch in the Mount Diablo foothills. This area of Sand Creek is surrounded by East Bay Regional Parks on three sides and serves as vital habitat for several threatened… Read More
At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt
Since 1989, we’ve taken stock of the Bay Area’s open space protection accomplishments and what’s left to do in our signature report, At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt. This report is the definitive research on the farms, ranches, and natural areas at risk of being lost forever to sprawl development. Read more.
Protecting Sand Creek: Evan’s Story on Stopping Sprawl in His Hometown
An inspiring story by local advocate Evan Gorman on his fight to stop the Sand Creek Focus Area plan of sprawl development in his hometown, Antioch, CA.
Antioch Scraps Sand Creek Plan but Sprawl Still Looms
Greenbelt Alliance and partners defeated Antioch’s sprawl plan for the Sand Creek Focus Area, a win against sprawl development, but more battles to fight.
Support Las Juntas Way in Walnut Creek
At a time when so many Contra Costa County families are struggling to find affordable homes, Las Juntas Way will create healthy opportunities to live, work, and play in Walnut Creek. Despite the great additions this community can bring to the fabric of Walnut Creek and the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, Las Juntas Way is facing significant opposition. We urge residents who want the best development for their city to step forward… Read More
Greenbelt Alliance Endorsed: The Las Juntas Way Community
Greenbelt Alliance is excited to endorse the “Las Juntas Way” community by Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. in Walnut Creek. This 100% affordable community will feature 42 new townhomes just across from the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village—a welcome addition to a major transit hub and job center in the heart of the county. At a time when so many Contra Costa County families are struggling to find affordable homes,… Read More
Lifelong Antioch Advocate Reignites Passion to Protect Open Space
Michael’s love for the Antioch hills and parks gave him the passion and dedication to protect this special land early on. In the 1980’s he fought a proposed garbage dump nearby. After a hard-fought battle, his side won. But now proposals to develop 4,000 sprawl housing units are motivating Michael into action once again.
Leadership Circle 2016: Post-Election with John King
Greenbelt Alliance’s Leadership Circle gathered for a post-election conversation with John King of the San Francisco Chronicle to discuss the 27 local ballot measures Greenbelt Alliance took positions on in the 2016 Bay Area elections.
Contra Costa County Adopts Agricultural & Open Space Preservation Policy
Farms and open space won important protections when the Contra Costa County’s LAFCo adopted an Agricultural and Open Space Preservation Policy.
Antioch Growth and Transportation Issues Pack the House at Candidate Forum
More than 120 people packed the Antioch Community Center to hear from the candidates for Mayor and City Council at the Conservation and Community Forum. Greenbelt Alliance co-hosted the event with Save Mount Diablo, Sierra Club, and the League of Conservation Voters of the East Bay. Candidates squared off on big development issues facing the city and where the right place for development should be in the Contra Costa’s second largest city. The… Read More