The city of Salinas, the Sierra Club and Greenbelt Alliance,among others, have pledged to file suit under the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act. That act would force Cisco to bringtheir case to court within 30 days of its approval.
The firm wanted to begin its first six-building, 3,300-employeephase by January, but those lawsuits could slow the projectsubstantially. Cisco officials have nonetheless expressedconfidence that the complex will indeed be built.
The campus is eventually planned to house 20,000 workers on 688acres in Coyote Valley, heretofore a mostly agricultural area.Opponents say it will not only worsen traffic and pollute theenvironment, but also clear the way for future damagingdevelopment.
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