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SB 266 Heads to Governor’s Desk

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 7, 2021 with No Comments

SB 266, Hills For Everyone’s Chino Hills State Park expansion bill is on its way to the Governor’s Desk. A solid shout out to Senator Josh Newman and Assemblyman Phillip Chen for advocating for this bill’s passage through both houses. What does this mean? The Governor has until October 10th to veto or sign the bill. How does the recall play into this? It doesn’t because the outcome of the election won’t be certified before the legislative deadlines of signing/vetoing … Read More

Bill Passes Assembly Floor

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 1, 2021 with No Comments

Thank you so much to Assemblyman Phillip Chen for his great presentation on SB 266 on the Assembly Floor. The bill passed the floor 63-0 and goes back to the Senate for concurrence on amendments. More progress made! Thanks to Senator Josh Newman for his persistence with this bill.

State Park Creation Article

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 28, 2021 with No Comments

We are thrilled to have Chino Hills State Park featured in this opinion piece by our consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck. Learn a little bit about how and why the park was created. View the Chino Champion article.

SB 266 Passes Appropriations

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 26, 2021 with No Comments

In a very contrasting post to our last one, we are excited to announce that our Chino Hills State Park expansion bill (SB 266 – Senator Josh Newman) unanimously passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee this morning. Next up the Assembly Floor vote.

Acquisition Featured Online

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 25, 2021 with No Comments

More coverage in the Voice of OC on the recent conservation acquisitions. There continues to be more work to do–we won’t let up! And, yes the long term goal is to get these lands into State Park ownership, but our short term goal is to get them protected. View the Voice of OC article.