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New Preserve Name Revealed

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 8, 2018 with No Comments

In 2011 The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) purchased the Hayashi property in Brea’s Carbon Canyon. It lies adjacent to Chino Hills State Park at the juncture of Soquel and Carbon Creeks. The land was purchased as mitigation for OCTA’s freeway projects. It is one of seven preserves recently renamed through a voting contest offered by OCTA. Rather than carry the name of the former landowners, the new preserves carry the name of a habitat value on the property. Hayashi’s … Read More

Vote YES on Proposition 68

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 2, 2018 with No Comments

The Clean Water and Safe Parks Act will invest $4 billion in the coming years to address some of California’s most important water, park, and natural resource needs. Let’s protect the California we know and love by voting Yes on 68 on June 5th. Every acre of undeveloped land in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor is eligible for funding from this measure. We’ve worked hard to get our lands eligible for matching funds as well. Our vision is a connected, … Read More

Industry Stops Paying on Solar Factory Work

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 2, 2018 with No Comments

Lawsuits filed by the Cities of Chino Hills and Diamond Bar have the City of Industry focused on record requests and not the advancement of the solar factory itself. The factory was planned for the Tres Hermanos property (Upper Tonner Canyon) and bills submitted by the leasee have been unpaid because the City Council has yet to increase the cap beyond the original $20M. View the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.

Another Big Win in Yorba Linda

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 27, 2018 with No Comments

Orange County Superior Court Judge Claster ruled in favor of residents and environmental groups fighting a dangerous hillside development (Esperanza Hills) next to Chino Hills State Park above Yorba Linda. He ordered that all project approvals be revoked and the Environmental Impact Report to be rewritten. He also gave the County a deadline (of mid-July) for complying with the order. The Appellate Court ruled in favor of conservationists back in October and have been waiting to see how the Judge … Read More

Industry Fires its City Manager

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 27, 2018 with No Comments

Things just keep getting more and more interesting with the City of Industry. The Council just fired the City Manager. One of the City Council members said: “We appreciate Mr. Philips’ assistance over the past several years as the council was committed to adopting the reforms recommended in the State Controller’s Audit.” Time will tell if the Council actually does want to change its ways. Read the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.