Terry O'Connell Joins Brisbane City Council

        Former SBMW board member Terry O’Connell officially joined the Brisbane City Council on December 5th.  Terry has been a hard working and thoughtful member of our board until she resigned to run for City Council.  Although we will miss her, we are sure that Terry will successfully work for a secure and environmentally sustainable future for Brisbane. Terry was co-chairwoman of the successful campaign to prevent housing in the Brisbane Quarry. She was a regular participant in our stewardship program, a tireless fundraising event producer, and was active in guiding SBMW from her position on the board.

         Terry will be joined by another newly - elected environmentalist on the board, Ray Miller.  Ray has served for many years on Brisbane’s Open Space and Ecology Committee and is especially interested in ensuring that the upcoming Baylands project is energy positive through the collection of wind and solar energy.      

         Four of the five City Council members are supporters of SBMW.  SBMW members are also active on the Planning Commission (2 of 5 members), and the Open Space and Ecology Committee (3 of 6 members).  With 12.4 million square feet of space being proposed in the build-out of the Brisbane Baylands, a strong council is essential to insure that the environment at the eastern foot of San Bruno Mountain is protected and that whatever is built is truly sustainable.

         It is through our community activism on environmental issues that SBMW has attracted concerned citizens who go on to play important roles in their communities.  Presently, we are extending our community ties to South San Francisco and Daly City.

Good luck Terry, we’ll miss you, but we are happy that you have chosen to serve Brisbane and San Bruno Mountain in a new role!!