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Your Five Minute News Flash
Greenbelt Alliance * Volume 2, Issue 1: January 2003
 In
this edition
Message from the Editor
Feature: Wasteful Sprawl Thwarted in East Bay
Feature: Greenbelt Alliance Origins
Feature: Reigning in Sprawl in Contra Costa
Office News: New South Bay Field Representative
Upcoming Outings & Events
New Volunteer Opportunities
 Message
from the Editor
Hello Greenbelt Alliance members and friends. Happy New Year! We're celebrating
our 45th birthday this year. Join us for this month's Newswire as we celebrate
both our past and present accomplishments.
Wasteful
Sprawl Thwarted in East Bay
The East Bay office of Greenbelt Alliance took a step toward protecting
open space by mobilizing concerned Antioch community members, organizations
and agencies against a proposed 2,700 acre sprawl development south of
the city.
Greenbelt
Alliance Origins
2003 marks the forty-fifth anniversary of Greenbelt Alliance's
work to protect open space and promote livable communities. Throughout
this year we will highlight our history in the Newswire. This month we
examine the origins of Greenbelt Alliance.
Reining
in Sprawl in Contra Costa: Measure C
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority has announced that they are
creating a plan for how to spend $1.6 billion in transportation sales
tax money. Learn how you can get involved in deciding what to include
in the sales tax.
Office
News: New Field Representative
Greenbelt Alliance announces a new field representative, homegrown in
the Bay Area.
Upcoming
Outings & Events
Sat Feb 1 Greenbelt Volunteer Opportunity: Clippings Party
Sun Feb 2 Greenbelt Outing: Castle Rock Falls
Sat Feb 8 Greenbelt Outing: Diablo's Hidden Falls
Thu Feb 20 Partner Event: Redeveloping California's Brownfields
Volunteer
Today!
We have volunteer opportunities for every interest and ability. If you
have a few hours a week or just one day, you can contribute to saving
open space and promoting livable communities in the Bay Area. In addition
to our regular opportunities, we are seeking an illustrator to
help us create a graphic for the www.greenbelt.org home page and a
marketing intern or volunteer to promote an online hiking guide. Email
volunteer@greenbelt.org to get involved now.
Become
a Member
If you're not already a member, joining Greenbelt Alliance is just a click
away! Your membership is what gives us the means to protect open space
and promote livable communities. Start creating a better future for the
Bay Area now.
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Greenbelt Alliance's work in 2003 is dedicated to the fond memory of our
Board member and organic dairy farmer Ellen Straus. Her leadership and
energy helped make the Bay Area a better place to live.
Thank you for reading! This newsletter was brought to you by Greenbelt
Alliance, the Bay Area's leading land conservation and urban planning
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