ACTION ALERT UPDATE: Aera Energy formally withdrew its proposal for 3,600 houses. The County processed the withdrawal and it is no longer on the August 12th agenda. No more letters are needed. Thank you for your support! View the e-alert.
Los Angeles County Planning staff recommend denying the Aera Energy application, which has sat dormant for 18 years. Send in letters by August 11th to support the denial of this application. Learn More about this in our E-Alert.
We have another announcement coming later today, but we thought we’d share some OTHER good news. Yesterday, the President signed the “Great American Outdoors Act” and contained within that is the (now fully funded) Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This legislation was support by both houses (Senate and House) and had bi-partisan (Republicans and Democrats) support too! The money in LWCF supports national parks, forests, and other public lands. Chino Hills State Park has been the recipient of LWCF dollars in … Read More
Yorba Linda Friends: If you’ve been following Esperanza Hills project (340 hillside houses), the Yorba Linda City Council will hear an administrative report on the project’s request for grading and encroachment rights on city-owned open space. Visit the Protect Our Homes and Hills Facebook page for details or their website: ProtectYorbaLinda.com. There is a specific process to enroll in the Zoom meeting to speak on the item, see the August 3rd post on that for information.
Thanks to Marianne Napoles with the Chino Champion for her great article on the acquisition effort. As a side note, the long term goal for this land is for it to be added to the State Park, but it is currently NOT in Park’s ownership. And, another shout out to Melanie Schlotterbeck for her participation in the interview. In our opinion, it is better protected, than in private hands–so we’ll take our wins where we get them! View the Chino … Read More