The project will be Mission Valley's second quarry in Sunol. Thefirst runs along Interstate 680. Elliston Vineyards initiallywanted to lease much of the 242 acres for grape growing, but thePUC determined in October it would not bring as much revenue as thequarry.

Earlier this fall, a Save our Sunol activist filed a lawsuit inAlameda County Superior Court to block the quarry, but nothing hascome of it yet. For five years, residents in Sunol, CA have battledagainst a proposed quarry, which will be located across the streetfrom Sunol Glen Elementary School. They worry it will be anunattractive addition to this small town off Interstate 680, andsay it poses a health threat to students and an environmentalthreat to the nearby Willis Polk Water Temple.

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