In southern Santa Clara County a battle is brewing over a plan to turn a Native American spiritual site into an open-pit sand and gravel mine.
On the map, an area just off Highway 101 south of Gilroy is called Sargent but the Native Americans who used to live there had a different name: Juristac. Now, just beyond the windswept hills by the highway, a land-holding company called Sargent Ranch Partners has proposed digging a sand and gravel quarry to supply base material for regional construction projects.
He said the land was once the most densely populated area north of Mexico and his tribe shared the Juristac site for religious ceremonies with other tribes from as far away as Yosemite Valley. He said much of his tribe was relocated during the building of the California missions and very few members remain in the area. He said that doesn't change the historic and spiritual importance of the hills.
The project was first proposed in 2015 but the environmental impact report is now finished and will soon be considered by the Santa Clara County Planning Commission. It is precisely the impact on the environment that has conservation groups joining the fight as well. She said the spot at the bottom of the Santa Cruz Mountains is a key point of passage from the coast to the inland areas for all kinds of wildlife.
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