Supervisors vote to support Endangered Species Act

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously yesterday to support the Endangered Species Act, which has been under attack by legislation sponsored by arguably corrupt U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Tracy).

[Supervisor Jerry] Hill stated that "over 200 species in the Bay Area alone, many of them residing in San Mateo County refuges such as Montara Mountain, Edgewood Preserve, San Bruno Mountain and the wetlands of Rockaway beach and those adjacent to Belle Air Elementary School in San Bruno, are officially designated species of concern."

It’s unclear whether the supervisors would offer an alternative of their own should the ESA be drastically modified.