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From: &quot;Kathryn Mathewson&quot; &lt;kmathewson@secretgardens.com&gt;
To: &lt;info@savebarec.org&gt;
Subject: BAREC: Urgent Action Items, Final EIR Meeting April 25 
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:11:36 -0700
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Dear BAREC Supporters:

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.  In the last decades of the 18th
Century many places in our Valley of Heart's Delight had a common theme -
people could be healed by surrounding themselves with healthy food and
living in a garden setting.  The 1880s BAREC sanitarium for &quot;feebleminded
children&quot; was one of several in the Valley with this theme including Agnew
State Hospital.  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.  Wouldn't it be wonderful to bring back this theme to Silicon
Valley?

 
BAREC HISTORY TALK TO SANTA CLARA CITIZENS ADVISORY GROUP:  Monday, April 23
7 p.m., Santa Clara City Hall Council Chambers 

 
REALITY CHECK:  This Wednesday, April 25th at 7 p.m., the Santa Clara
Planning Commission will meet to discuss and approve the Final EIR 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.  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.  Don't local firms know our history
better than those in Sacramento?  Meeting location: City Hall, 1500
Warburton Ave., Santa Clara, Council Chambers

 
PROBLEM #1:  The Santa Clara planning staff is saying that there will be no
public comment at this April 25th public meeting.  Their minutes show that
this was voted upon by the Commissioners.  However, those of us who attended
the meeting never heard such a motion let alone a vote.  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 and more time to consider the BAREC issues?  

 
PROBLEM #2:  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.  Since the Valley Fair hearing
canceled their first hearing because of the Santa Clara's Planning
Commission's first BAREC hearing, it seems logical that the city of Santa
Clara should do the same and cancel their April 25th hearing.  These two
EIRs are huge changes in the community.  The community needs to be able to
participate in both of these hearings.  Santa Clara citizens must complain
to Mayor Mahan and their councilpersons on these two problems/issues.
Email: Mayor&amp;Council@ci.santa-clara.ca.us; call:  408-615-2250 or
408-241-0484 (Mahan's office).   

 
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 the city of Santa Clara.  There
were at least 7 BAREC audience questions which were not allowed to be
presented to the candidates.

 
PROBLEM #3:  IN TWO WEEKS (MAY 8TH) SANTA CLARA CITY COUNCIL SCHEDULED TO
VOTE TO APPROVE BAREC FINAL EIR AND TO CHANGE ITS ZONING FROM AGRICULTURAL
TO HOUSING:  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.  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.

 
CORTESE, MAHAN, YEAGER, OLIVERIO LEGISLATORS AGREE THERE NEEDS TO BE A BAREC
LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT TO DISCUSS SAVING BAREC:  Finally at the ninth hour four
legislators (San Jose Vice Mayor David Cortese, Mayor Patricia Mahan, County
Supervisor Ken Yeager, 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.  They are busy and the problem is finding a time when
they all can meet before the Santa Clara City Council votes.  Encourage your
legislators to attend this important meeting and to slow down Santa Clara
City Council's vote on May 8th.  

    
KEEP THE VISION:  The 40 year old UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and
Sustainable Food Systems www.casfs.ucsc.edu &lt;http://www.casfs.ucsc.edu/&gt;
(CASFS) has promised to repeat their award winning program at BAREC.  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 Santa Cruz County.  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.  This is true sustainability and something
our Valley cities, businesses, and schools need to consider and have as a
goal.a closed supply loop.  Wouldn't it be great to have this kind of
thinking here in Silicon Valley and to have UC Santa Cruz CASFS show us the
way?

 
BAREC ON PUBLIC RADIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 7 A.M.:  Kathryn Mathewson will be
interviewed about the current BAREC issues on Public Radio station KKUP 91.5
&quot;Free and Clear&quot;.  Call in questions at 408-260-2999.

                 
Kathryn Mathewson 
408-292-9595
kmathewson@secretgardens.com 
 

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file for an Initiative and a law suit at the same time.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE=
: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE=
: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT face=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;B  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-wei=
ght: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt&quot;&gt;CORTESE,=20
MAHAN, YEAGER, OLIVERIO LEGISLATORS AGREE THERE NEEDS TO BE A BAREC LEGISLAT=
IVE=20
SUMMIT TO DISCUSS SAVING BAREC:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;S=
PAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Finally at the ninth hour fou=
r=20
legislators (San Jose Vice Mayor David Cortese, Mayor &lt;st1:PersonName  w:st=
=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;Patricia Mahan&lt;/st1:PersonName&gt;, County Supervisor &lt;st1:PersonName =20=
w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;Ken Yeager&lt;/st1:PersonName&gt;, and San Jose Councilman Pierluigi=20
Oliverio) agree that our local and state legislators, Save BAREC, and the st=
ate=20
need to come together at one table.&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp;=20
&lt;/SPAN&gt;They are busy and the problem is finding a time when they all can mee=
t=20
before the Santa Clara City Council votes.&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;=
&nbsp;=20
&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;Encourage your legislators=20=
to=20
attend this important meeting and to slow down &lt;st1:place w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:C=
ity  w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;Santa Clara&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; City Council&#8217;s vot=
e on May=20
8&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt;.&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp;=20
&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE=
: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;n=
bsp;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p=
&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE=
: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT  face=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=3D&quot;Times New R=
oman&quot;&gt;&lt;B  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 1=
1pt&quot;&gt;KEEP THE=20
VISION:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacer=
un: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The 40 year old UC Santa Cruz Center for=20
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems &lt;A  href=3D&quot;http://www.casfs.ucsc.e=
du/&quot;&gt;www.casfs.ucsc.edu&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;=
(CASFS) has promised to repeat their=20
award winning program at BAREC.&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/SP=
AN&gt;It=20
will help us all learn more about our dysfunctional food system which=20
contributes to health problems and how to change our habits and markets to=20
improve the situation just as it has done for &lt;st1:place  w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:P=
laceName w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;Santa Cruz&lt;/st1:PlaceName&gt; &lt;st1:PlaceType  w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;=
County&lt;/st1:PlaceType&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;.&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp;=
 &lt;/SPAN&gt;In just three and one-half years the UC=20
Santa Cruz farm is producing one-third of the food for the campus (total bud=
get=20
is $60 million), producing all the cafeteria plates/utensils/napkins from=20
vegetables, recycling all the food waste and plates/utensils/napkins into a=20
machine that makes oil for the buses and machines on the campus.&lt;SPAN  style=
=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This is true sustainability and=20
something our Valley cities, businesses, and schools need to consider and ha=
ve=20
as a goal&#8230;a closed supply loop.&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp=
;=20
&lt;/SPAN&gt;Wouldn&#8217;t it be great to have this kind of thinking here in &lt;st1=
:place  w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;Silicon Valley&lt;/st1:place&gt; and to have UC Santa Cruz CAS=
FS show us the=20
way?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE=
: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT  face=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE=
: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT  face=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT  face=3D&quot;Times New=20=
Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;B  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-fo=
nt-weight: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt&quot;&gt;BAREC&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/st1:Ci=
ty&gt;&lt;B  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt=
&quot;&gt; &lt;st1:State  w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;ON&lt;/st1:State&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;B  style=
=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt&quot;&gt; PUBLIC RA=
DIO=20
WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 7 A.M.:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN =20=
style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Kathryn Mathewson will be intervie=
wed=20
about the current BAREC issues on Public Radio station KKUP 91.5 &#8220;Free=
 and=20
Clear&#8221;.&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Call in questio=
ns at=20
408-260-2999.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&amp;nbsp=
;&nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;nb=
sp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;=
&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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NT&gt;&lt;FONT  face=3DArial size=3D2&gt;kmathewson@secretgardens.com&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;
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