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2010

12/23/10 Urban Outing: Mission District: Perfect for a sunny walking tour
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/18/10 Paying it Forward, Giving Back
(South Bay) Foster City Patch

12/9/10 Urban Outing: Fremont Older Open Space Preserve: views, history
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/8/10 Dublin Council approves studying Doolan Canyon for possible future seniors development of up to 1,990 homes
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

12/6/10 Tax-free commuter benefit may be slashed
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

12/1/10 Live Local
(North Bay) North Bay Business Journal

 

11/25/10 Urban Outing: Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/16/10 Younger greens reject old ideas about urbanity
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/11/10 Urban Outing: The Presidio: Overlook, cemetery and chapel
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

11/10/10 Huge development on fringe of Bay sparks debate over ‘smart growth’
(Bay Area) SF Public Press

11/10/10 Letter to the editor: Sustainable Novato opines on housing
(Novato) Novato Advance

11/5/10 Opinion: In San Jose's Diridon area, lots of parking will not be a good thing
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

11/3/10 City Steps Back to Rewrite Land-Use Plans'
(San Ramon) San Ramon Patch

11/3/10 With the loss of Measure W, San Ramon has to re-examine city planning
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

 

10/29/10 Op Ed: Measure W Ballot Language 'Deceptive'
(San Ramon) San Ramon Patch

10/28/10 Guest Opinion: No on Measure W
(Danville) Danville Express

10/28/10 Urban Outing: Colma cemeteries: Great for October visits
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/27/10 Letter to the editor: Vote no on Measure W
(East Bay) Tri-Valley Herald

10/25/10 Urban Growth on the Ballot
(Bay Area) Quest, KQED

10/22/10 Urban Growth on the Ballot
(Bay Area) Quest blog, KQED

10/21/10 Letter to the editor: 'Yes' on Measure R
(East Bay) Oakland Tribune

10/21/10 Measure W: How best to plan for the future?
(Danville) Danville Express

10/20/10 Press Roundtable on Local Elections
(Bay Area) Forum with Michael Krasny, KQED

10/20/10 Measure R Is About Climate Change
(East Bay) East Bay Express

10/14/10 Urban Outing: Sausalito houseboats: Homes float
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

10/11/10 Developer Zell Backs Berkeley's Measure R
(Bay Area) The Bay Citizen

10/9/10 PD Editorial: Greenbelts
(Sonoma County) Press Democrat

10/7/10 Measure R is the right approach
(East Bay) Oakland Tribune

10/1/10 "New Farm" Threatens Tassajara Valley
(Bay Area) Bay Nature

 

9/30/10 Urban Outing: Mills College: Campus mixes history, modernity
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

9/29/10 County considers affordable-housing quotas
(San Rafael) News Pointer

9/28/10 Hiking in the heat doesn't spoil the views
(Danville and San Ramon) Danville Express

9/27/10 Story in progress: Veteran smart growth group wary of rushing to judgment
(Bay Area) SF Public Press

9/16/10 Urban Outing: Alameda Victorians: Architectural tour of the city
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

9/13/10 Claim a Spot for Parks This Friday
(Bay Area) Bay Nature

9/2/10 Urban Outing: Sweeney Ridge: Discover views of bay like 1769
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

9/1/10 Letter to the editor: Concerns over plans for area near station
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

 

8/19/10 Urban Outing: Treasure Island: Great views of San Francisco
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

8/15/10 Mixed use stumbles without the mix
(North Bay) The Press Democrat

8/13/10 Petaluma's slow growth rate
(North Bay) Argus-Courier

8/5/10 Urban Outing: Prince Memorial Greenway, Santa Rosa
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

 

7/29/10 Developer pushes for elimination of affordable housing requirements
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

7/24/10 Environmentalists gear up for growth saga in San Ramon
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

7/22/10 Urban Outing: Prince Memorial Greenway, Santa Rosa
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

7/20/10 Council Set for Suncal Vote Tonight
(East Bay) The Island

7/20/10 Alameda May Give Developer the Boot
(Bay Area) The Bay Citizen

7/20/10 Public Hearing Tonight on General Plan 2030
(East Bay) San Ramon Express

7/20/10 Council to Place Updated General Plan on November Ballot
(East Bay) San Ramon Patch

7/19/10 Environmental groups support Suncal's Alameda Point project
(Bay Area) The San Francisco Business Times

7/19/10 Public Hearing Tonight on General Plan 2030
(East Bay) San Ramon Patch

7/16/10 San Ramon voters may decide where to draw lines in the Tassajara Valley
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

7/15/10 Last Public Hearing on General Plan 2030 Set for Monday
(East Bay) San Ramon Patch

7/14/10 Letter to the Editor: Hanna Ranch needs affordable housing
(North Bay) Novato Advance

7/9/10 Op Ed: Just Say No to General Plan 2030
(East Bay) Danville Patch

7/8/10 Urban Outing: Lobos Creek Valley Trail: Dunes restored
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

7/1/10 Tarantula Trekking
(Bay Area) Bay Nature

 

6/24/10 Urban Outing: Almaden Lake Park and Los Alamitos Creek Trail
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/24/10 Smarter Regional Planning Necessary to Reduce Car Use
(Bay Area) The California Report, KQED

6/24/10 Suburbs Get No Love
(Bay Area) The Bay Citizen

6/22/10 Cloverdale set to place urban growth boundary on the ballot
(North Bay) The Press-Democrat

6/19/10 Novato homeowners angry as more neighborhood lots rezoned for affordable units
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal

6/16/10 General Plan 2030 moves to next phase
(East Bay) San Ramon Express

6/10/10 Urban Outings: Walk Oakland City Center to Preservation Park
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/10/10 Advocates: Brentwood Sprawl Measure a Litmus Test for SB 375
(Bay Area) SF Streetsblog

6/6/10 Ol' Timey Music for Open Space Group
(Bay Area) The Bay Citizen

6/5/10 Brentwood measure to expand urban growth line
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

6/2/10 Showdown on the Salt Flats
(Bay Area) The Bay Citizen

6/2/10 Crooked Still Poaches California's Talent
(East Bay) East Bay Express

6/2/10 "Grow Smart Bay Area" Promotes Development as a Tool for Change
(Bay Area) SF Streetsblog

6/1/10 Visualizing Futures for Redwood City Salt Ponds
(Bay Area)Bay Nature

6/1/10 Tall is Beautiful
(Nation) Mother Jones

 

5/31/10 Measure F puts developers, environmentalists at odds
(Bay Area) KGO-TV ABC 7

5/27/10 Urban Outings: Dry Creek Garden to Jordan Pond
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

5/22/10 Editorial: Redwood City salt ponds not the right place for massive development
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

5/16/10 San Jose's first Via Velo event brings out all manner of motor-free rolling fans
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

5/13/10 Urban Outings: Jewel Lake and the Tilden Nature Area
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

5/12/10 Building It Green in Berkeley
(East Bay) East Bay Express

5/9/10 El Camino Real backers rev up road's potential
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

5/5/10 Bluegrass for the Greenbelt on Comcast Newsmakers
(Bay Area) Comcast

5/1/10 Back to the City
(Nation) Harvard Business Review

 

4/29/10 Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen to headline Bay Area bluegrass festival
(Bay Area) Bluegrass Journal

4/29/10 Urban Outings: Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/18/10 Leaders talk about Earth Day after 40 years
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/18/10 40 years after first Earth Day, fight goes on
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/15/10 Pleasanton Council considers response to judge's ruling
(East Bay) The Independent

4/15/10 Urban Outings: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

4/8/10 Agency questions SE Quad project
(South Bay) Morgan Hill Times

4/4/10 Open space little effect on housing, study says
(South Bay) San Francisco Chronicle

4/1/10 Urban Outings: Berkeley Pier once led to ferry, now to fish
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

 

3/25/10 Letter to the Editor: Room for new homes
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/24/10 Concord Naval Weapons Station planning shifts focus to environmental, labor concerns
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune, Silicon Valley Mercury News

3/18/10 Urban Outings: Upper Knowland Park offers views around bay
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

3/16/10 Pleasanton's housing cap
(Bay Area) KQED Forum

3/4/10 Urban Outings: Corona Heights and the Randall Museum
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

 

2/28/10 Editorial: Housing quotas reignite debate over building sites
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal

2/21/10 Brentwood attempts to create its own urban limit line
(East Bay) The Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times

2/18/10 Urban Outings: The Cable Car Museum, S.F.
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/12/10 Laurie Lewis garners fans with grace, not glitz
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

2/9/10 Santa Clara County supervisors name controversial developer Vidovich to Planning Commission
(South Bay) San Jose Mercury News

2/6/10 Your Turn: Advice for the Concord City Council: Don't leap without parachute
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

2/4/10 Urban Outings: Eureka Valley park: 3 great attractions
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

 

1/31/10 Labor, environmental, neighborhood groups raise questions on weapons station plan
(Bay Area) San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times

1/29/10 Fighting fierce over Alameda Point development
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

1/27/10 Plan B for Measure B
(East Bay) East Bay Express

1/22/10 Letter to the Editor: It's good for Alameda
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

1/21/10 Gilmore: ‘Reluctant’ no on B
(East Bay) The Island

1/21/10 Urban Outings: Sutro Heights Park, S.F.
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

1/8/10 Sargent Ranch files for bankruptcy
(Bay Area) San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times

1/7/10 Urban Outings: Twin Peaks: Wildlife and postcard views
(Bay Area) San Francisco Chronicle

1/2/10 Your Turn: Must work together on fixing the climate
(East Bay) Contra Costa Times

1/10 Worth the Wait: The Improbable Transformation of Concord Naval Weapons Station
(Bay Area) Bay Nature

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