Permit Process Timeline |
SCoPE Timeline |
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2016
May
Stanford releases official press release announcing that they are working on an application to Santa Clara County for an updated General Use Permit: https://news.stanford.edu/2016/05/06/stanford-kicks-off-land-use-planning-process/ -
2016
June
Peter Drekmeir, former Palo Alto Mayor, reaches out to the student group Students for a Sustainable Stanford (SSS) notifying them that the university is beginning the GUP process. -
2016
June
Stanford hosts an open house about the GUP. More info: https://gup.stanford.edu/community/june-2016-open-houses -
2016
October 25
New Extended Deadline for comments on the EIR SSS convenes the first meeting of student groups interested in the GUP. Representatives go back to their groups to explain what is at stake. -
2016
October
SSS members have their first meeting with SEIU -
2016
December
The end of the Housing Justice Lab; SCoPE in contact with Faith in Action, Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto (CLSEPA), Youth United in Community Action (YUCA), and Working Partnership. -
2017
January 9
SCoPE hosts an info session in Casa Zapata for the whole student body -
2017
January 25
SCoPE goes public -
2017
January 25
Stanford holds Community Forum to hear input from the community -
2017
February 8
A Public Scoping/Community Meeting was held by the County of Santa Clara Department of Planning and Development at Palo Alto Arts Center auditorium. Scoping meeting presentation: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/DocsForms/Documents/SU_GUP2018_ScopingMeeting_Presentation.pdf -
2017
May 22
SCoPE hosts a Housing Justice Panel with Tameeka Bennett (YUCA), Karyl Eldridge (Faith in Action), Salimah Hankins (CLSEPA), Vu-Bang Nguyen (Silicon Valley Community Foundation), Carlos Romero (City of East Palo Alto), and Edie Keating (Faith in Action). -
2017
October 16
Santa Clara County publishes the Draft Environmental Impact Report and opens it for public comment -
2017
October 30
SCoPE hosts "Complicit in Crisis", a teach-in and open meeting for the student body. Over 50 people attend. -
2017
November 30
Santa Clara County holds public meeting to accept oral comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR); the County announces that the deadline to comment on the DEIR has been extended by 60 days -
2017
November 30
SCoPE brings over 30 Stanford community members to the county open meeting. Five people read out SCoPE's comments -
2018
January 23
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian hosts the final public meeting to receive public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report2018January 23
SCoPE members attend the final public meeting and read a public comment2018February 2
The Draft Environmental Impact Report closes for public comment