Santa Clara County Local News: Parks & Recreation


All Local Parks & Recreation News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: The Baldwin Hills area in South Los Angeles is one region where a state conservancy would keep open land accessible to the public.
California’s 10 State Conservancies: How They Protect Parks and Open Land

How California’s 10 state conservancies buy up open land and shield it from developers to preserve the natural environment for public use.

Image caption: There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
Community Services Districts, Explained

Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.

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10/31/2024
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On Friday, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District celebrated the opening of four additional miles of trail at the 1,400-acre Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve—which adds on to the six miles previously opened to the public.

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10/29/2024
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The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open four miles of new trails at a newly restored section of Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve in Los Gatos.

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10/25/2024
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San Jose city parks have a problem — there's a huge backlog of needed repairs and insufficient funds to bring them up to standard. One councilmember may have a solution, but it's going to take time.

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10/22/2024
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What's blooming in mid to late fall, and where you can find these flowering plants on the Peninsula, in the South Bay, and Santa Cruz.

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10/15/2024
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As the re-creation of the 90-mile Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail is on its way, Indigenous activists are working to remove associated statues and plaques.

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10/08/2024
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COMING SOON: A stunning Northern California beach with soaring sandstone cliffs and bluffs with panoramic ocean views. Enjoy wildlife viewing at a Snowy Plover nesting ground. Hunt for historic remnants of a 19th-century structure called Gordon’s Chute.

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09/30/2024
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Enjoy sweeping vistas of the California coast.

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09/26/2024
The City of Milpitas has placed a measure on the November ballot to extend an existing quarter-cent sales tax another eight years to fund emergency services, street repairs and city parks.

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09/17/2024
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The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and Bureau of Land Management offer a glimpse at a national treasure just over the hill.

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09/17/2024
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San Jose officials this week will reckon with a political fight over a park important to the city's Vietnamese community.

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09/11/2024
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State lawmakers are calling out San Jose officials for changing the locks and community event access to a Vietnamese cultural garden that’s opened a political rift in Little Saigon.

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09/11/2024
The City of Mountain View plans for the property transfer tax Measure G on the November ballot prioritize public safety, followed by parks and open spaces.

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09/10/2024
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Mountain bikers and BMX riders of all ages are flocking to parks to practice their skills on purpose-built rollers and berms.

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09/06/2024
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Calling all pickleball enthusiasts: the wait is over. The City of Morgan Hill this week announced the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its new, state-of-the-art outdoor pickleball courts.

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09/06/2024
With the publishing of the final Environmental Impact Statement by the federal government, the effort to designate 116 miles of California coast a marine sanctuary achieved an important milestone.

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09/03/2024
Image for display with article titled Fun and Games for Students in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Here are a couple of kid-friendly hikes and gamified educational activities in the hills near Santa Cruz, just 45 minutes from Silicon Valley.

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08/30/2024
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The debate between using artificial turf or natural grass on government-owned athletic fields in Sunnyvale has been pushed into the future, leaving environmental activists and youth sports groups in limbo.

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08/29/2024
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Arvind Kumar and his husband Ashok Jethanandani spend their Saturday mornings pulling weeds and protecting plants native to California, but not in their yard at home. Instead, they’ve spent the last 20 years volunteering at Lake Cunningham Park in their East San Jose neighborhood — working to undo years of neglect and unsafe water.

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08/27/2024
Image for display with article titled The Magnificent Trees of Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve

Experiencing the sensory pleasures of California bay laurels, madrones, and of course redwoods, while running (and breathing) at this hidden gem in Los Gatos.

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08/20/2024
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What's blooming in mid to late summer, and where you can find these flowers in the Santa Cruz Mountains region.

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