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June 9, 2026 - The Mercury News

Voters approve new parcel tax for open space in Santa Clara County

Continuing the long trend of Silicon Valley voters supporting environmental issues, Measure D — a parcel tax to raise $17 million a year to buy new open space preserves, build trails and reduce fire danger across large swaths of Santa Clara County — has passed.

Read the full article here.

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June 9, 2026 - Silicon Valley Business Journal

Santa Clara County voters approve Measure D as citizen-led initiative secures funding

Santa Clara County voters approved Measure D, a parcel tax expected to generate about $17 million annually for wildfire prevention, open space preservation, water restoration and agricultural land preservation projects across the South Bay.

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Proposed battery storage site (prime farm field) in Coyote Valley

June 1, 2026 - The Mercury News

Major battery storage project proposed in San José's Coyote Valley

Environmentalists, political leaders and parents at a nearby school oppose the plan for a Virginia energy company to build one of the largest battery storage plants in California in Coyote Valley.

Read the full article here.

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April 24, 2026 - SFGate

Bay Area hikers are skipping crowds for this elk haven

Coyote Valley, the narrowest stretch between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Diablo Range, hosts thousands of acres of farms, orchards and ranches. It’s also one of the few places to see a federally threatened species: Tule elk.

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Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Secures $14.8M Grant to Protect 400+ Acres of Farmland from Sprawl

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SAN JOSÉ, Calif.—October 20, 2025—The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority), the 30-year-old regional public land conservation agency that protects open space and connects people to nature, has been awarded a $14.8 million grant from the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) program to support the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement on 412 acres of farmland within and adjacent to the City of Gilroy.
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Press Release: SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY RELEASES MUSICAL SHORTS INSPIRED BY LOCAL LANDSCAPES

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The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority) today announced the release of a series of new short music works inspired by Santa Clara’s natural and working lands. Commissioned by the Authority from composer William Rand, “Coyote Valley Suite” features five short instrumental works that carry the listener through the protected landscapes of Coyote Valley, one of the last largely undeveloped valley floors in the South Bay.

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Announces Openings for Roles on Two Volunteer Committees and Adopts Budget & Annual Workplan

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SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – June 24, 2025 – The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority), a 30-year old regional public land conservation agency that protects open space and connects people to nature, today announced openings for new members of the Authority’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) and
Expenditure Plan Oversight Committee (EPOC). The open call for applicants follows the ratification on June 12 by the Authority’s elected board of the agency’s 2025-26 fiscal year budget and annual work plan.