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
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
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
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
On the evening of August 5th, 446 guests attended the Protecting Sacred Landscapes online event to learn about the cultural and ecological importance of Juristac in Santa Clara County and Medicine Lake in Siskiyou County. A video of the full Read More
Amidst COVID-19 restrictions, the movement to protect Juristac has continued to grow. Tribal members have been speaking about Juristac at numerous online conferences and events over the past few months, and letters of support and petition signatures continue to pour Read More
The movement to protect Juristac has been off to a strong start in 2020. Two new Protect Juristac solidarity groups have formed, in Watsonville, CA and at Stanford University. An inspirational Juristac benefit concert in Santa Cruz with a standing-room Read More
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.— Yesterday, Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously on a resolution urging the County of Santa Clara to deny a permit for sand mining on Juristac, a 6,500-acre landscape southwest of Gilroy that is the spiritual center of Read More
