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<DIV>The GPSCC endorsed Save BAREC in March 2005. Warner</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/23/07 9:16:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
kmathewson@secretgardens.com writes:</DIV>
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face="Times New Roman">Dear BAREC Supporters:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It is Earth
Day, a day to celebrate BAREC and the good it has brought all of us today and
for the past 125 plus years.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the last decades of the
18<SUP>th</SUP> Century many places in our <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Heart</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s Delight had a common theme –
people could be healed by surrounding themselves with healthy food and living
in a garden setting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The 1880s
BAREC sanitarium for “feebleminded children” was one of several in the Valley
with this theme including <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Agnew</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Hospital</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Although the cast of residents changed
from seniors to Civil War veteran families to UC agricultural researchers, the
food/garden/health theme persisted and is even more needed today than in
BAREC’s past.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Wouldn’t it be
wonderful to bring back this theme to <st1:place w:st="on">Silicon
Valley</st1:place>?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">BAREC
HISTORY TALK TO SANTA CLARA CITIZENS ADVISORY GROUP:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Monday,
April 23 7 p.m., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Santa
Clara</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City
Hall</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Council Chambers
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">REALITY
CHECK:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This Wednesday, April
25<SUP>th</SUP> at 7 p.m., the Santa Clara Planning Commission will meet to
discuss and approve the Final EIR</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
which states that all BAREC’s 17 acres will be devoted to housing (with a
private locked park and a one acre public park) and no plans to recognize
BAREC’s historical importance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The State’s first BAREC EIR writer was an outstanding local company
(David Powers and Associates) but they were fired and the Sacramento EDAW firm
was hired.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Don’t local firms know
our history better than those in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City>?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Meeting location: City Hall,
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1500 Warburton Ave.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Santa Clara</st1:City></st1:address>, Council
Chambers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">PROBLEM
#1:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa Clara</st1:place></st1:City> planning
staff is saying that there will be no public comment at this April
25<SUP>th</SUP> public meeting.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Their minutes show that this was voted
upon by the Commissioners.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>However, those of us who attended the meeting never heard such a motion
let alone a vote.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Given that the
State took one year and 1500 pages to write the Final EIR, that the public had
one week and an Easter week-end to review it and publicly complained to the
commission about this problem, and that the Commission agreed that there was
not enough time for public comment, why in the world would they vote not to
take more public comment<SPAN class=859310809-23042007> and more time to
consider the BAREC issues</SPAN>?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">PROBLEM
#2:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Draft EIR public hearing
for the 600,000 square foot expansion of Valley Fair across the street from
BAREC is being held the same night as the April 25th BAREC
hearing.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Since the Valley Fair hearing canceled
their first hearing because of the <st1:City w:st="on">Santa
Clara</st1:City>’s Planning Commission’s first BAREC hearing, it seems logical
that the city of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa
Clara</st1:place></st1:City> should do the same and cancel their April
25<SUP>th</SUP> hearing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These
two EIRs are huge changes in the community.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The community needs to be able to
participate in both of these hearings.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa
Clara</st1:place></st1:City> citizens must complain to Mayor Mahan and their
councilpersons on these two problems/issues.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Email:
Mayor&Council@ci.santa-clara.ca.us; call:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>408-615-2250 or 408-241-0484 (Mahan’s
office).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">These two decisions along
with the City Council’s decision not to allow any BAREC questions for the two
campaign debates last fall, makes one wonder what kind of democracy is being
practiced in <SPAN class=859310809-23042007>the city of </SPAN>Santa
Clara.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There were at least 7
BAREC audience questions which were not allowed to be presented to the
candidates.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
class=859310809-23042007>PROBLEM #3: I</SPAN>N TWO WEEKS<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN class=859310809-23042007>(MAY 8TH)
</SPAN></SPAN>SANTA CLARA CITY COUNCIL SCHEDULED TO VOTE TO APPROVE BAREC
FINAL EIR AND TO CHANGE IT<SPAN class=859310809-23042007>S ZONING</SPAN><SPAN
class=859310809-23042007> FROM</SPAN> AGRICULTURAL TO
HOUSING:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Given the above issues, it appears
that the Santa Clara City staff and commissions are not about to get in the
way of the council’s schedule to begin building housing on BAREC.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If the council votes to approve the
Final EIR and changes the zoning, then we are left with no alternative then to
file for an Initiative and a law suit at the same time.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">CORTESE,
MAHAN, YEAGER, OLIVERIO LEGISLATORS AGREE THERE NEEDS TO BE A BAREC
LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT TO DISCUSS SAVING BAREC:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Finally
at the ninth hour four legislators (San Jose Vice Mayor David Cortese, Mayor
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Patricia Mahan</st1:PersonName>, County Supervisor
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Ken Yeager</st1:PersonName>, and San Jose Councilman
Pierluigi Oliverio) agree that our local and state legislators, Save BAREC,
and the state need to come together at one table.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They are busy and the problem is
finding a time when they all can meet before the Santa Clara City Council
votes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Encourage your legislators to attend this
important meeting and to slow down <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Santa Clara</st1:City></st1:place> City Council’s vote on May
8<SUP>th</SUP>.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">KEEP THE
VISION:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The 40 year old UC Santa Cruz Center
for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems <A
title=http://www.casfs.ucsc.edu/
href="http://www.casfs.ucsc.edu/">www.casfs.ucsc.edu</A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(CASFS) has promised to repeat their
award winning program at BAREC.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It will help us all learn more about our dysfunctional food system
which contributes to health problems and how to change our habits and markets
to improve the situation just as it has done for <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Santa Cruz</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In just three and one-half years the
UC Santa Cruz farm is producing one-third of the food for the campus (total
budget is $60 million), producing all the cafeteria plates/utensils/napkins
from vegetables, recycling all the food waste and plates/utensils/napkins into
a machine that makes oil for the buses and machines on the campus.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is true sustainability and
something our Valley cities, businesses, and schools need to consider and have
as a goal…a closed supply loop.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Wouldn’t it be great to have this kind of thinking here in <st1:place
w:st="on">Silicon Valley</st1:place> and to have UC Santa Cruz CASFS show us
the way?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">BAREC</SPAN></B></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <st1:State
w:st="on">ON</st1:State></SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> PUBLIC
RADIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 7 A.M.:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Kathryn Mathewson will be interviewed
about the current BAREC issues on Public Radio station KKUP 91.5 “Free and
Clear”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Call in questions at
408-260-2999.</SPAN></FONT></P></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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