UPDATE on the Tassajara Parks development next to the Tassajara Hills elementary school.
Litigation has commenced against the County (and developers) with the Town of Danville, East Bay Municipal Utility District, and a coalition of the Sierra Club, Greenbelt Alliance and private citizens each filing separate suits. The suits allege violations of the California Environmental Quality Act and violation of existing law governing the protection of land outside the Urban Limit line from urban development. The litigants believe their suits have strong merit and are optimistic about ultimate success. The suits make substantial claims of violation of existing laws.
While Danville and EBMUD have sources to fund their respective legal costs, the suit filed by the Greenbelt Alliance, Sierra Club and private citizens need to be funded by private donations. Thankfully, generous donations have already been made to initiate litigation. The Tassajara Valley Preservation Association is reaching out to the over 5,000 petition signers for donations to fund approximately $50,000 in legal costs. If only 500 people give $100, we will reach our fundraising goal. Please give what you can reasonably afford.
You can make your tax-deductible donation online by going to Tassajara Action Fund.
If you prefer, you can also mail a check to Greenbelt Alliance (312 Sutter Street, Suite 402 | San Francisco, CA 94108) and designate “Tassajara Action Fund”.
Together we CAN Hold our County’s Urban Limit Line!