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Tres Hermanos Sale to Industry

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 7, 2016 with No Comments

On Thursday (September 8th), we anticipate the City of Industry to unanimously approve the purchase and sale agreement for the transfer of the Tres Hermanos property. The land was originally purchased by the City’s Redevelopment Agency more than 30 years ago. With Redevelopment Agencies now dissolved by state mandate, the City had to come up with a new plan. It will spend $41M of its own money to buy the 2,450 acres of land back from itself. The property sits … Read More

September Shindig Announced

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 31, 2016 with No Comments

Join Hills For Everyone for its September Shindig. We ain’t ready to hang up the saddle on Madrona. It’s been a rough ride, so Hills For Everyone is roundin’ up its posse fer a shindig. Git the long and short of it from one of America’s greatest historical heroes of public lands! The event is on Saturday, September 24 from 4:30 – 7:30… there’ll be plenty to eat and a special surprise guest appearance–not to mention spendin’ opportunities! Download the event … Read More

Landmark Agreement Reached On Hillside Project

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 31, 2016 with No Comments

The Leadership Team of Protect Our Homes and Hills (POHAH) reached a landmark settlement agreement with North County BRS—the applicant for the Cielo Vista project. Specifically, the agreement includes: Creating a conservation easement over 30 acres of the northern Cielo Vista parcel––permanently blocking any use of San Antonio Canyon for the Esperanza Hills project access; Securing a respected land manager, long term endowment, and legal defense fund for the easement lands; Reducing possible access for Esperanza Hills to a narrow corridor connecting to Aspen … Read More

Esperanza Hills To Redo GHG Section Only

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 31, 2016 with No Comments

The developer of the Esperanza Hills project is proposing to simply update the Greenhouse Gas section of the Environmental Impact Report to remedy the inadequacies of the document. Yorba Linda residents believe fixing the numbers doesn’t fix the problem–the entire document should be recirculated. View the article from the OC Register.

Happy Birthday National Park Service!

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 25, 2016 with No Comments

TBT: Happy Birthday National Park Service. On this day (August 25th), 100 years ago, the National Park Service was born. A few of the visionary leaders we have to thank for our 412 national parks, include: Artist George Catlin, Naturalist John Muir, Presidents Teddy Roosevelt,Woodrow Wilson, and William Taft. Because of this leadership we have special places like: Alaska’s Denali (the photograph), Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, California’s Yosemite, and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Thank you to all conservationists … Read More