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Homes May NOT Be Built in Wildfire Zones

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 7, 2021 with No Comments

State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara proposes discouraging home building in wildfire prone areas to reduce the losses of lives and property. Insurance companies have begun pulling out of fire zones due to the high potential of catastrophic losses. In order to buy/sell homes, mortgage companies require insurance. Thus, you can see the problem, this loop is unsustainable. And, local leaders have a massive role in approving housing in new wildfire prone areas, but then face none of the consequences of … Read More

Wildlife Movement Areas Gain Traction

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 2, 2021 with No Comments

From Vermont to Montana, California to Florida–the retrofitting of roadways with wildlife overpasses or underpasses is finally gaining traction. With ~1.5 million vehicle-wildlife collisions each year and costing more than $8 billion annually it is time we start providing safe passages for deer, cougars, elk, alligators, bears, porcupines, etc. In the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor, Coal Canyon was the first preserved wildlife underpass. The second, was the retrofitting and addition of an underpass at Harbor Blvd. More locations are in … Read More

Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 26, 2021 with No Comments

Early Wednesday morning (so, tonight) there is a “Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse.” Super because it is shaped more like an oval and not a perfect circle. Flower because “May” full moons are called flower moons. Blood because it will turn red in color. Eclipse because the Earth is between the sun and moon and it casts its shadow on the moon, hiding it. The eclipse begins at 4:11 AM Wednesday morning and the moon will appear dark red, maximum … Read More

SB 266 Approved Unanimously By Senate

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 24, 2021 with No Comments

Senate Bill 266, our Chino Hills State Park expansion bill, just passed out of the Senate with a 40-0 vote. It remains unanimously supported and a bi-partisan bill! Thanks Senator Josh Newman for working with us on the Senate side and authoring the bill. We look forward to closely working with Assemblyman Phillip Chen to get it through the Assembly next! Stay tuned! 🎉🎉

Ridgeline Properties Funded

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 20, 2021 with No Comments

It has been less than a year since we made an announcement like this (and we hope this trend continues!). Chino Hills State Park was created along ridgeline boundaries to protect the viewshed for visitors and watershed for wildlife. Today, we are thrilled to announce that the Wildlife Conservation Board voted to fund two more ridgeline acquisitions—both properties have been coveted since the late 1970s!! View our Press Release. Shopoff Realty Investments (Eastbridge property shown above) was a willing seller in a transaction to … Read More