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Our Position on Tres Hermanos

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 18, 2017 with No Comments

A solar farm sounds environmental, but Industry can’t be trusted. Industry’s minions sabotaged the purchase of the Boy Scout Reservation in 2001 when it could have gone to a land trust. Industry’s leaders are now actively spreading the lie that 10,000 houses would go on the land if they don’t buy it. But zoning would not allow 10,000 houses. Measure U in Chino Hills would prevent that. Furthermore, Industry is hiding its plans rather than complying with the law that … 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.

City of Industry Risking $9M for Solar Farm

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 7, 2017 with No Comments

It appears the City of Industry has already put out $9M to advance plans on a solar farm in Tonner Canyon even though they don’t yet own the land. There are still a lot of land use decisions that remain including zone changes–but entities outside the City of Industry. Without those changes the City wouldn’t get very far in its plans. See the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.

Industry Partner Sought for Debt Collection

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 5, 2017 with No Comments

The fun just keeps happening thanks to the great reporting of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. It appears the entity, the San Gabriel Valley Water and Power LLC, the City of Industry is planning to use for its solar farm in Tonner Canyon is being pursed by debt collectors for owing $50M on other troubled past developments. See the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.