Victory! Concord Rejects Seeno Demands
Concord City Council Rejects Seeno Demands but Extends Agreement with Seeno and Partners until Next January Last Tuesday, May 24, the Concord City Council voted 4–1 to extend an exclusive…
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Save Mount Diablo Wins Again! Court Reaffirms Victory Against Seeno to Protect Hills between Pittsburg and Concord
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—On February 10, 2022, the Contra Costa County Superior Court handed Save Mount Diablo a major victory in its legal challenge to the City of Pittsburg’s approval of…
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Save Mount Diablo Wins Major Legal Victory Against Seeno to Protect Pittsburg’s Hills
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—On February 10, 2022, the Contra Costa County Superior Court handed Save Mount Diablo a major victory in its legal challenge to the City of Pittsburg’s approval of…
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New State Park Created at Tesla! Critical Wildlife Corridor Protected
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB/SB 155, permanently preserving Tesla Park and creating a new state park. This victory came after over two decades of hard work by Friends of…
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Save Mount Diablo Sues Against Seeno’s Faria Project in Pittsburg Hills
By Juan Pablo Galván Martínez What Is the Faria Project? On March 30, 2021, Save Mount Diablo filed a lawsuit challenging the City of Pittsburg’s approval of the Faria/Southwest…
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Del Puerto Canyon: Haven for Wildlife, Threatened by Proposed Reservoir in the Diablo Range
By Juan Pablo Galván Martínez Where Is the Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project? The Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir is a proposed 800-acre agricultural reservoir that would store 82,000 acre-feet…
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LAFCO Rejects Application for Seeno’s Bad Faria Project
In March, Save Mount Diablo filed a lawsuit challenging the City of Pittsburg’s approval of Seeno’s bad 1,650-house Faria/Southwest Hills Annexation project. Aside from all the negative impacts to open…
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Measure T Saves the Antioch Urban Limit Line
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—On June 7, 2021, Contra Costa Superior Court ruled on a legal challenge to Measure T, the “Let Antioch Voters Decide” initiative. Measure T was approved by…
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As Park Use Surges during Pandemic, Federal Funding Needed
By MARK DESAULNIER and GEORGE MILLER During the current COVID-19 global pandemic, parks and open space areas providing safe places for outdoor activity are experiencing an unprecedented surge in visitation…
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The Great American Outdoors Act
UPDATE August 4, 2020: And with the stroke of a pen, it became official: The Land and Water Conservation Fund now has full and dedicated funding each year to protect…
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