February 2002
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| Chapter Announces March 5th Election Endorsements
by Rafael Reyes The Chapter endorses Sally Lieber for Assembly District 22 (Cupertino, Mt. View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara). The Chapter is not endorsing a candidate in the 19th Assembly district race. |
| Sierra Club California Endorsements for Statewide Offices
by Bill Magavern and the Sierra Club California Political Committee The Sierra Club endorses Johan Klehs for state controller, Bill Lockyer for attorney general, Phil Angelides for state treasurer, Cruz Bustamante for lieutenant governor, State Senator Jack O'Connell for superintendent of public instruction, and Kevin Shelley for secretary of state. |
| Laying the Future for High Speed Rail
by Patrick Moore What needs to happen in the immediate future along the Peninsula to start making California High Speed Rail a reality in our lifetime? |
| San Benito County Farm Bureau Proposal
by Mandy Rose The San Benito County Farm Bureau's proposal to build a new four- to six-lane highway will lead to a cycle of more and more urban sprawl that will result in overwhelming negative impact on the community. |
| Coyote Valley Update
The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter and the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society have filed a Notice of Appeal of Judge Leslie Nichols' decision on the case against the City of San Jose and the Coyote Valley Research Park developers. |
| Regulators, Aviation Consultants Slam Runway Project
by Richard Zimmerman Four of the regulatory agencies that must approve San Francisco International Airport's (SFIA's) proposed runway project questioned the purpose and need for the project and SFIA's commitment to studying non-build alternatives. |
| NASA Ames Plan: Can We Do Better?
by David Smernoff The preferred alternative in the NASA Ames Development Plan identifies "unavoidable" impacts on circulation, air quality and socio-economy of this once wet and species-rich land that we call the South Bay. Are these impacts truly unavoidable? |
| Letter to the LP from Anna G. Eshoo, Member of Congress |
| Letters to the Editor |
| Cooking Green: More Breakfasts for a Healthy Environment
by Kay Bushnell The advice of health experts to "eat breakfast like a king" can be accomplished easily with plant-based breakfasts. This issue's recipe for vegetable scramble creates a beautiful blend of colors, textures, tastes, and nutrients. |
| Meandering
by John Maybury Kabulcars, mudbuster, french-fried ferry, green rental cars, and other items of interest. |
| Special 'Thank You' to Year 2001 Volunteers |