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Juristac EIR Comment Writing Workshop Reportback and Video

Posted on August 8, 2022August 11, 2022

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

Juristac EIR released by Santa Clara County, kicking off critical 60-day public comment period

Posted on July 23, 2022August 11, 2022

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

Press Release: Proposed Mine Would Cause Irreparable Harm to Sacred Lands in Santa Clara County

Posted on July 22, 2022July 23, 2022

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

Success in Sunnyvale: Another Unanimous City Resolution Opposing Mine at Juristac

Posted on June 10, 2022June 20, 2022

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

Spring updates: EIR release delayed again, Juristac in the news, Watsonville art show

Posted on April 10, 2022April 24, 2022

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

Environmental Impact Report Now Expected March 16th for Proposed Mining Project

Posted on January 25, 2022January 26, 2022

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

Tribal mmbers and students hold signs in support of a resolution to protect Juristac in Morgan Hill in January 2020

City of Santa Clara adopts resolution opposing mining project at Juristac

Posted on December 14, 2021December 15, 2021

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

Fall 2021 Updates: EIR Release Coming in November

Posted on October 14, 2021October 16, 2021

At long last, according to the Santa Clara County Planning Department, the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed mining project at Juristac will be released in late November of this year. While the department has offered target dates many Read More

Summer Update: Lummi Nation Visits in Gilroy, Tribal Youth Organizing Continues

Posted on June 10, 2021October 14, 2021

On June 5th, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band hosted a blessing ceremony in Gilroy for the Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers on their cross-country "Red Road to DC" tour with a totem pole that will ultimately be delivered to Read More

2020 Amah Mutsun Youth Walk for Juristac

Posted on October 12, 2020

The youth committee of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band has organized the 2020 Amah Mutsun Youth Walk for Juristac, set to take place on Saturday October 24. Youth tribal members will walk five miles from San Juan Bautista to the Read More

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Recent Posts

  • Juristac EIR Comment Writing Workshop Reportback and Video

    August 8, 2022
  • Juristac EIR released by Santa Clara County, kicking off critical 60-day public comment period

    July 23, 2022
  • Press Release: Proposed Mine Would Cause Irreparable Harm to Sacred Lands in Santa Clara County

    July 22, 2022

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