About Us
Protect San Benito County is an all-volunteer grassroots group that's been working to protect San Benito County's agricultural lands and open space since 2014. Many of our volunteers have lived in the area for decades and care deeply for our local community and environment. We wish to protect our agricultural heritage, our cultural heritage, our natural resources, and our rural quality of life.
Our group works with these folks:
-
Wildlife Conservation Network
-
Save Mount Diablo
-
Center for Biological Diversity
-
Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter
-
Environment in the Public Interest
-
Sustainable Systems Research Foundation
-
Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
-
Indian Canyon (Hollister)
-
Audubon Society
-
Green Foothills
Robert Rivas for Measure J
Our History
Members of Protect San Benito County have volunteered for 10 years to improve the quality of life of San Benito County residents. Our attorneys helped us form a separate FPPC committee to work on political campaigns (Campaign to Protect San Benito). Our volunteers have worked on these successful projects:
-
Yes on Measure J (ban fracking in 2014)
-
Monterey Bay Community Power (2017)
-
No on Measure N (Nov. 2020)
-
No on Measure K (March 2020)