Santa Clara County has announced a six-week extension of the public comment period on the draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed mining project that threatens Juristac. The new comment deadline is November 7, 2022. In addition, the County has Read More
Hundreds gathered in front of the Santa Clara County Government Building in San Jose on Saturday to stand with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in calling on the County to deny permits for the proposed mining project that threatens Juristac. Read More
Gilroy, CA — On Monday evening, the Gilroy City Council unanimously voted to oppose the Sargent Quarry Project — becoming the fifth city in the region to do so, and the closest to the location of Juristac, which lies just Read More
The 8/4 Protect Juristac EIR Comment Writing Workshop was a great success! Attended by 218 participants, the 2 ½ hour event offered inspiration and guidance for writing comment letters to challenge the Environmental Impact Report for the mining project that Read More
At long last, Santa Clara County has published the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed mine at Juristac. In doing so, they opened a 60-day public comment period that ends on September 26. Please spread the word! For Read More
New Analysis from the County Outlines Significant Impacts of Sand and Gravel Mining at Juristac Gilroy, Calif. (July 22, 2022) — Tribal and environmental leaders today sounded the alarm about a proposal to develop an open-pit sand and gravel mine Read More
On Tuesday evening, Sunnyvale—the second largest city in Santa Clara County—unanimously adopted a resolution urging the County to deny permits for proposed mining operations at Juristac. Sunnyvale is now the fourth city in the region to pass such a resolution, Read More
The Santa Clara County planning department has yet again delayed the publication of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Sargent Quarry project that threatens Juristac. The release date had been April 14, and now is delayed “3 or Read More
The Santa Clara County planning department says they are now targeting March 16, 2022 for the publication of the draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed Sargent Quarry project. Once the EIR is released, a 60-day public comment period Read More
On Tuesday the Santa Clara City Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging county officials to deny permits for an open-pit mine at Juristac on land that is sacred to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and critical for wildlife migration. “With Read More
