Open Letter to Audubon’s Glenn Phillips
Dear Mr. Phillips: You became Executive Director of the Golden Gate Audubon Society in March last year, after 30 years
Read more
!
Save the Owls!
The Burrowing Owls in the park, when they come, deserve the best protection we can offer. The current fence around
Read more
Victory! BMASP Drops Park Dev Plan
Today’s update of the Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) website says in bold letters: “Please note that no development is
Read more
1800 and Growing
The chill seaside gale almost blew the Conservancy kiosk away Sunday afternoon, so we decided to shut it down after
Read more
More Recent Letters
Letters and comments about the proposed commercialization of Chavez Park continue to come in. Here is a selection, some penned
Read more
Now Over 1700
The signature count on the Petition to Save Our Park from BMASP topped 1700 this afternoon, and that’s just counting
Read more
See You In the Park
The decision to save Chavez Park or to let it be destroyed lies with City Council. The petition to City
Read more
Millions and Meetings
The local online daily, Berkeleyside, had a story yesterday titled “City secures $15M state earmark to improve Berkeley Marina.” This
Read more
Can I Sign Too?
The petition drive to save Chavez Park from BMASP destruction added 122 ink-on-paper signatures at the Conservancy kiosk in the
Read more
Weekly Roundup
The petition to City Council and City Manager has topped our initial goal of 1,000 signatures. As I write this
Read more
Good News and Work to Be Done
The movement to save Chavez Park from the BMASP park-wrecking scheme has enjoyed success in reaching some members of the
Read more
Kite Fest Not Dead Yet?
UPDATE 2:43 pm. The Kite Fest may not be dead yet. In an email from Mayor Jesse Arreguin this morning,
Read more
Steady Progress
At the Chavez Park Conservancy kiosk in the park on Sunday July 24, we collected 131 ink signatures on the
Read more
Petition to Save Chavez Park
To Berkeley City Council and Berkeley City Manager: I am a Chavez Park visitor. A consultant that you hired has
Read more
More than Halfway There
The campaign for a thousand signatures on the Petition to Save Our Park is more than halfway there after just
Read more
New Book: Love Letters to the Park
More than 125 park visitors recently put fingers to keyboards and shared their love for Chavez Park and their opposition
Read more
Unanimous NO on BMASP
The Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission met on Zoom last night with the largest attendance in memory unanimously telling Commissioners
Read more
Letters Pour In
Reminder: Parks Commission meeting tonight (Wednesday) 7 pm, Zoom link here. Speak out! Raise your hand and wait for your
Read more
And More Letters
Letter from Susan Tomasello I am a SF Bay Area native Californian. My husband and I have lived in the
Read more
Speak Up Time
To stop the BMASP scheme that would wreck our park, it’s time to speak up. This coming Wednesday at 7
Read more
Letters Continued
Letter from Tom Reilly Dear Mas. Kesarwani and Mayor Arreguín and Berkeley City Council Members, I’m writing in response to
Read more
Even More Letters
Reminders: Saturday July 9 (tomorrow) 9 am Native Plant Watering and Cultivating. Meet at parking circle west end of Spinnaker
Read more
Letter to Parks Commission, with Document
Roger Miller is the Secretary of the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission. The following email was sent on July 7
Read more
Park Engagement Times and Letters
This coming weekend there are two kinds of opportunities to engage with the park. On Saturday morning from 9 to
Read more