Re: Can someone post Coyote/Third Alert to rec.windsurfing?

From: Rick Cattell (rcattell@ibm.net-DeleteThis)
Date: Sat Aug 07 1999 - 10:57:23 PDT


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I posted this on rec.windsurfing. Thanks for helping us all out, George!

George Haye wrote:
>
> Can someone please post my alert (included below) to the rec.windsurfing
> newsgroup? I have not been able to do it, and we need to reach a really wide
> audience. The more people that we can get to write letters, the better
> chance we'll have Coyote Point and Third Avenue to shred long into the
> future...
>
> Whoever posts the alert to rec.windsurfing, could you then post a message
> here to wind_talk, so that someone else doesn't repeat your efforts?
>
> If anyone knows of any other national or international windsurfing
> newsgroups or e-mail contacts, fire away.
>
> Mahalo.
> -George
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "George Haye" <geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis>
> To: geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis
> Subject: Save Coyote Point and 3rd Avenue - URGENT!
> Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 22:23:48 PDT
>
> URGENT ALERT!....AUGUST 1999....IT'S TIME TO JUST SAY "NO" TO SFO!
>
> San Francisco Bay windsurfing is in serious jeopardy. San Francisco
> International Airport's runway expansion plans would wipe out COYOTE POINT,
> OYSTER POINT, FLYING TIGERS, and EMBASSY SUITES. THIRD AVENUE and OLD THIRD
> AVENUE could also be destroyed. ALL other Bay Area windsurf spots, including
> Crissy Field, Berkeley, Waddell Creek, and the Delta would be MUCH MORE
> CROWDED.
>
> We need your help to defeat the airport's plans. We can win, but it cannot
> be done without YOU. Every one person who gets involved makes a big
> difference. And, it's easy to help. Just keep reading.
>
> ** Public meeting info and addresses to write letters to are included below.
> *** Please write a letter. We need as many people as possible to write in.
> ***
>
> PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO HELP!
> Even if you don't live in California, help us save these world-class
> windsurf spots. Spread the word to your friends, and to e-mail groups, etc.
>
> SYNOPSIS: The airport's planned runway extensions would completely cut off
> Coyote Point from the Bay. This would destroy Coyote Point, one of the most
> popular windsurf spots in California, and would send hundreds of sailors to
> Third Avenue in Foster City. This would in turn ruin Third Avenue - where
> room for parking and rigging is already maxed out. Oyster Point, Flying
> Tigers, and Embassy Suites would also be cut off from the Bay by the planned
> runways.
>
> THIRD AVENUE AREA: The massive bay fill could also cause such large-scale
> changes in the Bay's hydrology that the mud levels and sand bars could rise,
> thus making windsurf access from the Third Avenue area impossible. Changes
> in siltation could turn the bayshore south of the airport, including the
> Coyote Point area, into unsailable marshland. We must insist that these
> issues be studied in both the F.A.A.'s and the City of San Francisco's
> environmental review processes.
>
> *** It you think this is a hopeless battle, THINK AGAIN. Angry citizens
> have blasted the airport's plans at each public meeting so far. In the
> environmentally-aware Bay Area, there are a lot of people working to fight
> the big-money interests (who want to increase SFO airport capacity) and the
> catastrophic environmental disaster they would cause. Also, numerous
> regulatory agencies have the power to stop the bay fill if viable
> alternatives exist. WE MUST SHOW THAT ALTERNATIVES EXIST. We must push for
> no-fill alternatives, including technology solutions, expanding other
> airports, high-speed trains between the bay area and southern California,
> and possibly a BART tube under the Bay from SFO to Oakland airport.
>
> FOR MUCH MORE INFO, SEE THIS WEB SITE:
> BE SURE TO LOOK AT THE CLOSE-UP SATELLITE PHOTO. IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND. It
> shows how Coyote Point will be cut off from the Bay.
> <http://www.hooked.net/~wndrider/sfia/sfia.html>
>
> CITIZENS REVOLT HAS BEEN IGNITED!: A powerful citizens' revolt against the
> airport has begun, led by Save The Bay. They are highly-respected,
> super-organized, and fully plugged in to the political process. Save The Bay
> is working closely with windsurfers to stop the massive bay fill.
> The Sierra Club is also fighting hard against the airport's plans. They
> are aware of the impacts on windsurfing. If you are a member, call them
> today and tell them you are a windsurfer and you want to help fight the
> airport's Bay fill plans.
>
> 3 easy things you can do now:
> 1. Join Save the Bay. Just joining will help immensely, and if you want to
> do more they have all of the info. Important: when you join (and even if you
> are already a member) call and tell them you are a windsurfer. (510)
> 452-9261. And, see: <http://www.savesfbay.org/>
>
> 2. Show up at the scoping meetings AUGUST 7 and/or AUGUST 10. These meetings
> will determine which issues are studied and addressed in the environmental
> review process. Come and support your fellow citizens & windsurfers who
> choose to speak to protect our Bay. It is CRITICAL to act now to influence
> the scope of the environmental review.
> SCOPING MEETINGS:
> SAT AUGUST 7 - San Mateo City Council Chambers, 330 West 20th Avenue, San
> Mateo, CA. 12 NOON - 4 PM.
> TUE AUGUST 10 - San Francisco Board of Supervisors Legislative Chamber, Room
> 250, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA. 7 PM -
> 10 PM.
>
> 3. Write Letters. All letters must be received by September 9, 1999!
> "Write a letter, save the Bay." In your letter, be sure to stress the need
> to look at technical solutions and other no-fill alternatives. You can write
> basically one letter, but change it slightly to send it to all of the above.
> If you want to send your letter to more people like the Governor and the
> Mayor, see <http://www.hooked.net/~wndrider/sfia/sfia.html>, there are at
> least 7 more addresses there, currently listed under the first link on the
> page, "LIST".
>
> (#1) BCDC
> Write to BCDC and ask the Commission to oppose unnecessary Bay fill at SFO:
> Will Travis, Executive Director
> San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
> 30 Van Ness Ave. 2011
> San Francisco, CA 94102
> FAX: (415) 557-3767
>
> (#2) F.A.A.
> Express your concerns about SFO's planned Bay fill and it's effects on the
> health of the Bay and on established recreational uses, including
> windsurfing:
> Camille Garibaldi
> Federal Aviation Administration
> S.F. Airports District Office
> 831 Mitten Road, Room 210
> Burlingame, CA 94010-1303
>
> (#3) City of San Francisco:
> Hilary Gitelman
> Environmental Review Officer
> San Francisco Planning Department
> 1660 Mission Street
> San Francisco, CA 94103
> -----------------------------------
> Would you trade?:
> Hot air for our cool breeze?
> A concrete bay for our wind & waves?
>
> Please take action now. Otherwise, the off-season could be forever...
>
> Thank you,
>
> George Haye
> Member: Save The Bay, San Francisco Boardsailing Association, Sierra Club
> Email: geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis
>
> San Francisco Boardsailing Association: <http://www.sfba.org/>
>
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