De Anza

  • State, Local and Federal Agencies Agree Wildest is City’s Best Option

    State, Local and Federal Agencies Agree Wildest is City’s Best Option

    Three letters to the city from three different agencies commenting on the De Anza Natural plan mirror and even expand on several of our concerns. All agree Wildest is best.


  • ReWild Coalition Comment Letter on De Anza Natural Draft EIR

    ReWild Coalition Comment Letter on De Anza Natural Draft EIR

    We applaud the city’s De Anza Natural plan as a positive step forward, but Wildest-level acreage of restored habitats and prioritization of wetland restoration remains the best long-term plan for the city.


  • Note to Our ReWild Coalition Allies and Supporters

    Note to Our ReWild Coalition Allies and Supporters

    We wanted to say thank you again for joining us at San Diego City Hall on Monday for the council vote on new RV camping leases in the northeast corner of Mission Bay. We also want to say thank you again to all of our amazing coalition supporters, including Citizens Coordinate for Century III (C3),…


  • ReWild Mission Bay Media Round-Up

    ReWild Mission Bay Media Round-Up

    We’ve compiled active news and related media links that mention or feature the ReWild Mission Bay campaign over the last several weeks. Despite some good reporting our friends at KUSI have, regrettably, yet to make their recent stories and packages on the ReWild Mission Bay effort available on-line. TV and Radio: San Diego City Council…


  • ReWild Coalition Remains Strong, Despite Short-Sighted Council Vote

    ReWild Coalition Remains Strong, Despite Short-Sighted Council Vote

    Sometimes you put your best foot forward, and you still don’t get the result you want. Unfortunately, that’s what happened on Monday at City Hall, as San Diego City Council voted to approve new and extended Campland leases by a 6-3 vote. The new leases will take effect July 1, sidelining wetland restoration in Mission…


  • Statement on San Diego City Council Vote to Approve New and Expanded Campland Leases

    Statement on San Diego City Council Vote to Approve New and Expanded Campland Leases

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2019 San Diego, Calif.  –  In a 6-3 vote, San Diego City Council voted to approve two new leases for Campland, an RV camping vendor that leases public property in the northeast corner of Mission Bay, despite persistent concerns about water quality, climate resiliency, transparency, accountability, and the necessity of…


  • Extending Camping Lease Will Needlessly Delay Restoration of Mission Bay

    Extending Camping Lease Will Needlessly Delay Restoration of Mission Bay

    By Mike Laude The ocean drew us, almost 40 years ago, to San Diego. And every year, millions come to San Diego for the same reason we did. Clean water and the abundance of sea life is the lifeblood of San Diego, and the engine of our economy. Like most people who spend a good…


  • Join Us Monday at City Council to Support Wetlands, Wildlife and Clean Water

    Join Us Monday at City Council to Support Wetlands, Wildlife and Clean Water

    On Monday, the full San Diego City Council will consider two lease proposals in the northeast corner of Mission Bay that could preclude meaningful wetland restoration for years to come. If there was a single day the ReWild Mission Bay campaign needed your presence more than any other, this Monday is it. We need you beginning at 12:30…


  • Three Things You Can Do to Help ReWild Mission Bay, Right Now

    Three Things You Can Do to Help ReWild Mission Bay, Right Now

    With last week’s vote by the city’s Land Use and Housing Committee to recommend new Campland leases in the northeast corner of Mission Bay, ReWild Mission Bay supporters have been asking, “What can I do?” The answer is – a lot. We need you. Here are three things you can do to help ReWild Mission Bay,…


  • An End-Run Around the Public Planning Process

    An End-Run Around the Public Planning Process

    By Chris Redfern From remarks before the Land Use and Housing Committee meeting on June 12, 2019. On behalf of my organization and the ReWild Mission Bay coalition, we urge you to NOT approve these lease agreements, and instead slow this process down and provide the community and stakeholders the opportunity to participate in decisions…