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Your Five Minute News Flash
Greenbelt Alliance * Volume 1, Issue 4: December 2002
 In
this edition
Message from the Editor
Feature: Survey shows Bay Area Supports Smart Growth
Feature: A Tribute to Ellen Straus
Feature: Greenbelt Outings Calendar Released—Winter
Waterfalls
Office News: New San Francisco Office for the New Year
Help Project Greenbelt Alliance's Message—Donate Equipment
Last Minute Holiday/Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/New
Year Gifts
 Message
from the Editor
Holiday greetings, friends. This December has been a busy one for us—
we're preparing for a San Francisco office move while continuing our work
to protect open space and promote smart growth in all Bay Area counties.
We know everyone's busy at the holiday season. One holiday time saver
we suggest is to give Greenbelt Alliance membership or stylish merchandise
as a present to those remaining people on your list. You're giving a great
present to your friend while helping to save the greenbelt. Or give yourself
a gift by joining Greenbelt Alliance. Until next year, have a joyous and
peaceful winter season.
Survey
shows Bay Area Supports Smart Growth
Most Bay Area residents support smart growth solutions to
traffic congestion, the lack of affordable housing, and other quality
of life issues. That’s the finding of a public opinion survey released
in November by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
A
Tribute to Ellen Straus
Ellen Straus, matriarch of a pioneering organic dairy family, longtime
Greenbelt Alliance Board Member, and co-founder of Marin Agricultural
Land Trust (MALT), America's first agricultural land trust, died at her
home in Marshall, California in late November. Ellen was instrumental
in introducing youth and families to the importance of agriculture through
the Greenbelt Outings program. Ellen also led farmland and open space
protection efforts in Marin County and throughout the Bay Area on behalf
of Greenbelt Alliance. Read our tribute to Ellen. http://www.greenbelt.org/regions/bayarea/ellenstraus.html.
Greenbelt
Outings Calendar Released: Winter Waterfalls
Need to work off some of those ham and pumpkin pie pounds? Then join
us on a Greenbelt Outing. We've just released the full schedule of our
winter outings. The Winter Waterfalls Outings series features a multitude
of hikes with sweeping views, dense forests, lush grasslands, and abundant
waterfalls of all shapes and sizes.
Office
News: The San Francisco Office is Moving!
We're ringing in the New Year by settling in to a new San Francisco home.
As of December 20, you can find us at 631 Howard Street, Suite 510; San
Francisco, CA 94105. Our new phone number will be 415.543.6771. Find out
more details.
Help
Project Greenbelt Alliance's Message—Donate Equipment
What should you do with that computer projector or Macintosh G3 now that
you've received a new one? Donate it to Greenbelt Alliance today. We are
seeking equipment for our field offices and main office. In particular,
we need an LCD or digital projector that can be hooked up to a computer
for PowerPoint presentations. With a projector, our Compact Development
Endorsement Team can do more effective outreach to developers, planners,
city councils, and others. Email us at info@greenbelt.org. To see what
else our offices need, please go to: http://www.greenbelt.org/getinvolved/wishlist.html.
Last
Minute Holiday/Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/New Year Gifts
Do you still have a long shopping list for gifts? Take care of all of
your shopping at one place: give Greenbelt Alliance memberships or merchandise
for holiday presents. Gift memberships can be purchased online at http://www.greenbelt.org/getinvolved/membership.html.
Holiday gear can be found at http://www.greenbelt.org/getinvolved/store.html.
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