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{{Short description|Independent special district in California}}
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The '''Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority''' (OSA) is an independent [[Special-purpose district|special district]] in [[Santa Clara County, California]], U.S.<ref name = "SCCOSA-About"/><ref name=Valley/> A bill signed by Governor Wilson in 1992, SB2027, created the district as the '''Santa Clara County Open Space Preserve''' as of February 1, 1993.<ref name = "SCCOSA-History"/> In 2015, Governor [[Jerry Brown]] signed California Senate Bill SB422 to rename the authority with "Valley" instead of "County." <ref name="Valley"/> The OSA serves areas of the county outside the [[Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District]] with the exception of [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]].<ref name = "SCCOSA-About"/> The OSA uses $4.2 million per year from a $12-per-parcel property-tax assessment to hire rangers and to open land to the public.<ref name = "SJMN-20140724"/>
The '''Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority''' (OSA) is an independent [[Special-purpose district|special district]] in [[Santa Clara County, California]], U.S.<ref name = "SCCOSA-About"/><ref name=Valley/> A bill signed by Governor Wilson in 1992, SB2027, created the district as the '''Santa Clara County Open Space Preserve''' as of February 1, 1993.<ref name = "SCCOSA-History"/> In 2015, Governor [[Jerry Brown]] signed California Senate Bill SB422 to rename the authority with "Valley" instead of "County."<ref name="Valley"/> The OSA serves areas of the county outside the [[Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District]] with the exception of [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]].<ref name = "SCCOSA-About"/> The OSA uses $4.2 million per year from a $12-per-parcel property-tax assessment to hire open space technicians and to open land to the public.<ref name = "SJMN-20140724"/>


The Open Space Authority currently owns or manages the following properties:<ref name="SCCOSA-preserves">{{cite web | url= http://www.openspaceauthority.org/trails/index.html | title= Open Space Authority Trails and Preserves | website=Santa Clara Valley Open Space District | access-date= 20 May 2016}}</ref>
The Open Space Authority currently owns or manages the following public open space preserves:<ref name="SCCOSA-preserves">{{cite web | url= http://www.openspaceauthority.org/trails/index.html | title= Open Space Authority Trails and Preserves | website=Santa Clara Valley Open Space District | access-date= May 20, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve]]
*[[Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve]]
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*[[Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve]]<ref name="sccosa-CR">{{cite web|url=http://www.openspaceauthority.org/trails/coyoteridge.html|title=The Future Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve|date=May 20, 2016|website=Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority|access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve]]
*Máyyan ‘Ooyákma –[[Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve]]
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*[[Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve]]<ref name="sccosa-CR">{{cite web|url=http://www.openspaceauthority.org/trails/coyoteridge.html|title=The Future Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve|date=20 May 2016|website=Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority|access-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>
*[[Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve]]
*[[Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve]]


'''Mission:''' The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority conserves the natural environment, supports agriculture, and connects people to nature, by protecting open spaces, natural areas, and working farms and ranches for future generations.


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name = "SCCOSA-History">
<ref name = "SCCOSA-History">
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.openspaceauthority.org/about/history.html
| url = https://www.openspaceauthority.org/about/history.html
| title = About OSA. History.
| title = About OSA {{!}} History.
| publisher = Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
| publisher = SCVOSA
| quote = The new district would be a key part of a comprehensive, long-range strategy for protecting the county’s future quality of life by preserving the overall quality of the environment.
| quote = The new district would be a key part of a comprehensive, long-range strategy for protecting the county’s future quality of life by preserving the overall quality of the environment.
| accessdate = 2014-09-07
| accessdate = September 7, 2014
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


<ref name = "SCCOSA-About">
<ref name = "SCCOSA-About">
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{{cite web
| url = http://www.openspaceauthority.org/about/index.html
| url = https://www.openspaceauthority.org/about/index.html
| title = About OSA.
| title = About OSA
| publisher = Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
| publisher = SCVOSA
| quote = Santa Clara County Open Space Authority is an independent special district – rather than a part of county government – and is governed by an elected board of directors.
| quote = Santa Clara County Open Space Authority is an independent special district – rather than a part of county government – and is governed by an elected board of directors.
| accessdate = 2014-09-07
| accessdate = September 7, 2014
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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{{cite web
{{cite web
| author = Paul Rogers
| author = Paul Rogers
| date = July 19, 2014, updated July 24, 2014
| orig-date = July 19, 2014
| date = July 24, 2014
| url = http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_26180434/silicon-valley-open-space-tax-heading-toward-november
| url = http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_26180434/silicon-valley-open-space-tax-heading-toward-november
| title = Silicon Valley open space tax heading toward November ballot
| title = Silicon Valley open space tax heading toward November ballot
| work = [[San Jose Mercury News]]
| work = San Jose Mercury News
| quote = The agency also has $26 million left from the 2008 Supreme Court settlement. But when that money runs out...it won't be able to hire more rangers or open more of its lands to the public -- and only about 7,500 acres are open now.
| quote = The agency also has $26&nbsp;million left from the 2008 Supreme Court settlement. But when that money runs out...it won't be able to hire more rangers or open more of its lands to the public -- and only about 7,500 acres are open now.
| accessdate = 2014-09-07
| accessdate = September 7, 2014
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


<ref name=Valley>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/internal-affairs/ci_28505412/internal-affairs-word-valley-gives-agency-new-meaning|title=Internal Affairs: The word 'Valley' gives agency a new meaning |work= [[San Jose Mercury News]]|author=Staff|date= July 18, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name = "Valley">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/internal-affairs/ci_28505412/internal-affairs-word-valley-gives-agency-new-meaning|title=Internal Affairs: The word 'Valley' gives agency a new meaning |work= San Jose Mercury News|author=Staff|date= July 18, 2015|accessdate=November 18, 2018}}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.openspaceauthority.org/index.html District web site]
*{{official website|https://www.openspaceauthority.org}}
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[[Category:Government in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Government in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Government of Santa Clara County, California|Open Space Authority]]
[[Category:Government of Santa Clara County, California|Open Space Authority]]
[[Category:Park districts in California]]
[[Category:Park districts in California]]
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[[Category:Protected areas of Santa Clara County, California]]

[[Category:Special districts of California]]


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Latest revision as of 13:54, 26 June 2024

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
OSA
Established1993

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (OSA) is an independent special district in Santa Clara County, California, U.S.[1][2] A bill signed by Governor Wilson in 1992, SB2027, created the district as the Santa Clara County Open Space Preserve as of February 1, 1993.[3] In 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed California Senate Bill SB422 to rename the authority with "Valley" instead of "County."[2] The OSA serves areas of the county outside the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District with the exception of Gilroy.[1] The OSA uses $4.2 million per year from a $12-per-parcel property-tax assessment to hire open space technicians and to open land to the public.[4]

The Open Space Authority currently owns or manages the following public open space preserves:[5]


Mission: The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority conserves the natural environment, supports agriculture, and connects people to nature, by protecting open spaces, natural areas, and working farms and ranches for future generations.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "About OSA". SCVOSA. Retrieved September 7, 2014. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority is an independent special district – rather than a part of county government – and is governed by an elected board of directors.
  2. ^ a b Staff (July 18, 2015). "Internal Affairs: The word 'Valley' gives agency a new meaning". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "About OSA | History". SCVOSA. Retrieved September 7, 2014. The new district would be a key part of a comprehensive, long-range strategy for protecting the county's future quality of life by preserving the overall quality of the environment.
  4. ^ Paul Rogers (July 24, 2014) [July 19, 2014]. "Silicon Valley open space tax heading toward November ballot". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 7, 2014. The agency also has $26 million left from the 2008 Supreme Court settlement. But when that money runs out...it won't be able to hire more rangers or open more of its lands to the public -- and only about 7,500 acres are open now.
  5. ^ "Open Space Authority Trails and Preserves". Santa Clara Valley Open Space District. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Future Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve". Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.

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