Save The Bay Blog

Saying, “It’s about the 99% fighting back against the 1%,” a new group was formed this week by members of Redwood City’s local chapter of the Occupy movement. Calling themselves “Occupy Saltworks,” the residents have issued a 12-point statement opposing agribusiness giant Cargill’s massive bayfill development project on the grounds that it would, amongst other [...]

“The San Francisco Bay salt ponds in which Cargill’s proposed new city would be built was once wetlands, and could still be turned into around 1,400 acres of wetlands,” writes Henry Ruehl, as he lists many critiques of Cargill’s development in The Daily Journal. Plus, Hermosa Beach passes a polystyrene ban. And as San Francisco [...]

In the news this week, Redwood City residents are demanding changes to ensure a fair and transparent environmental review process for the controversial and increasingly troubled Cargill/DMB bay fill scheme (Critics question why Redwood City lets developer control environmental studies of Saltworks project). When Redwood City Neighbors United learned recently that all but two of the more [...]

I picked up these salt-filled, Cargill Christmas ornaments last week at a Bay Planning Coalition luncheon at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. Cargill and their development partner, DMB Associates, were both sponsors of the event. Not only was the event staffed by a half dozen of their employees,  but Cargill also paid [...]

David Lewis explains the false choice of building on the Bay. Watch the clip below. Meanwhile, congressional leaders debate the future of Hetch Hetchy. Plus, an update on UC Berkeley oil spill. Climate One 12/9/2011 Build on the Bay? David Lewis of Save the Bay, Peter Calthorpe of Calthorpe Associates, and Jack Lewis, Mayor of [...]