Don't Pave My Bay!

abwilder · Joined: 14 May 2010 Posts: 3

Cargill hopes to build a new landfill city of 12,000 homes in the old salt ponds in Redwood City. Save The Bay, an environmental organization is
leading the opposition to prevent this development. You can read about
it at http://www.DontPaveMyBay.org and sign an easy online petition opposing it.

geohaye · Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437

Petition signed. 30 seconds elapsed. Thank you Abigail for the heads-up.

Definitely got to support Save The Bay in this. There indeed is only one San Francisco Bay, and the fighters who have prevented further paving of the Bay for housing developments are the reason the S.F. Bay Area is still such a great place to live. If you don't agree, try living in downtown LA or the San Fernando Valley for a year, and then you'll agree.

Hell, San Francisco Bay is the thing that gives the local area is name. Have some respect, Cargill.

Hopefully one day before we are all dead, we as a society will truly understand that it is time to built up -- not out. Livable cities, not sprawl. It's time. I predict a loss for Cargill on this one, but if you care...you must join in our communal Cargill smack-down. Twisted Evil

jp5 · Joined: 19 May 1998 Posts: 3394 Location: OnUr6

Signed.

carl · Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area

I definatly agree with not filling the bay, and will support that thru Save the Bay by sending money (to Save the Bay) and petition opposing fill.

Does anyone have a map of this tract?

My dark side also comes out on this one because I see a potental opportunity here.
We could pressure the Redwood City planning dept that one of the conditions for approval could be to get the developer to build a bay launch park with parking access there. This large part of the bay currently has no shortboard launch access (except at the Redwood City harbor, which is only accessable with formula equip since you have to sail down a long estuary to get to the bay).

The stronger the opposition to this developement, the more leverage we
have to get a new launch, so get your petition in!! even if you don't care about filling the bay.

Back to my good side, which says don't fill the bay! so get your petition in anyway!

capetonian · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1197 Location: Florida

Signed

SWE106 · Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 264 Location: San Mateo

signed, sealed, delivered. No water, no windsurfing... This development has to be stopped!

mogunn · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 1307 Location: SF Bay

Signed and tweeted.

bil7y · Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 349

signed, tweeted, facebooked. article added to website and newsletter. Thanks Save The Bay.

David
www.waterhound.com

geohaye · Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437

Battle is waging...

cachaocachao · Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 73

DONE!!! thanks for the heads up