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Donate to Defend the Madrona Court Victory

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on December 5, 2017 with No Comments

At the last minute last week, acting as the trustee for the bankrupt Madrona property, the State of Idaho filed an appeal with the California Supreme Court asking it to overturn Hills For Everyone’s Superior Court and Appellate Court victories. Please donate to support the defense of our Madrona court victory. The developers have challenged only one narrow portion of the decision relating to General Plan consistency. Several things work in our favor: The City of Brea did not join the original appeal or this … Read More

Fall 2017

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 26, 2017 with No Comments

Fall 2017 (PDF – 726 KB) Highlights: Chino Hills State Park Legislative Champion Dies Your Chance to Save Land Preserve Hours Reduced City of Industry Shenanigans Continue Project Updates Three Easy Ways to Help Hills For Everyone After the newsletter was at press, three relevant items happened, so this issue includes two update slips on the Esperanza Hills and Madrona Appeals, and the Park Bond status.

Madrona Appeal Victory

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 17, 2017 with No Comments

Yesterday the Esperanza Hills appellate court victory was announced to Yorba Linda residents and today we get to announce Madrona’s court victory. YES! We just received word from our attorneys at Shute, Mihaly, and Weinberger that the 4th District Court of Appeals ruled in our favor on the Madrona project. We are absolutely thrilled! The court agreed with our position, stating that the Project violates the City of Brea General Plan, specifically its Woodland Protection policy, and that the Environmental Impact Report should have … Read More

Diamond Bar & Chino Hills Demand Answers

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 14, 2017 with No Comments

The Cities of Diamond Bar and Chino Hills are demanding the details of the proposed plans by the City of Industry for the Tres Hermanos property. (Keep the pressure up! Because, yes, the rules everyone other city has to abide by also apply to the City of Industry!) The San Gabriel Valley Tribune covers more in this new article. View the San Gabriel Valley Times article.

SGV Tribune Reporter Comments on Industry Plans

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 10, 2017 with No Comments

Steve Scauzillo of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune had great comments on this KPPC interview about the City of Industry and its plans for the solar farm on Tonner Canyon’s Tres Hermanos. Listen to the SCPR interview.