O’Keefe Open Space Preserve

O’Keefe is not vacant land

It is an 8-acre open space preserve protected by voters and legally set aside as permanent open space as part of the city’s 2002 Open Space Initiative. It includes wildlife habitat, Purisima Creek, public trails, and magnificent heritage oak trees

Residents have worked to clean up the preserve on multiple occasions, including through agency grants

This land was preserved so it would never be treated as a development site

That protection is now at risk due to city shortcuts

  • Protected, voter-approved open space set aside for the entire community

  • Miles of natural trails used daily by walkers, families, and seniors

  • Mature trees and native plants that can’t be replaced once removed

  • One of few open spaces in Los Altos Hills — once it’s gone, it’s gone for good

  • A dangerous precedent If O’Keefe can be paved over, other protected open spaces across town could be next

Ms. Couperus, environmental advocate, outside Town Hall with signatures to preserve O’Keefe as an open space in perpetuity via the 2002 Open Space Initiative