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Float Parade Volunteers Needed

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 31, 2017 with No Comments

The City of Brea turns 100 this year and the City is hosting a parade on Saturday, February 18th. Hills For Everyone is one of the parade entries and we’ve designed a fun park-themed float in partnership with Chino Hills State Park. To pull it off, we need volunteers! Specifically, we are looking for park supporters to walk in the parade as hikers, bikers, families, bird watchers, photographers, etc. If you can volunteer for this, we’d love to have you! … Read More

Save the Date – March 25th

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 31, 2017 with No Comments

Our Stop Madrona fundraising efforts continue since our case was appealed by the developer. We expect the case to go before the three judge panel in spring, with a decision in summer. That’s why we continue to have legal expenses. We are hosting a Barn Dance in Chino Hills State Park on Saturday, March 25th in the evening. Please mark your calendars. It will be a great time in a beautiful setting. We are finalizing everything this week, so stay … Read More

Off Trail Use Costs Us All

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 2, 2017 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone is a member of the regional Safe Trails Coalition. The park our organization founded is highlighted in this Voice of OC OpEd, written by Friends of Harbors, Beaches & Parks (FHBP) consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck. Let’s commit to respecting the official trails in our parks in 2017, our habitats and the wildlife deserve it. Read the OpEd in the Voice of OC.

YL Group Named Year’s Best…

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 2, 2017 with No Comments

Orange County Register columnist Jim Drummond picked Protect Our Homes and Hills as the 2016 most effective community action group in Yorba Linda. This is the second year in a row. Hills For Everyone has been mentoring the group for more than five years. Here is what he said: “Best example of an effective community action group: Leaders of Protect Our Homes and Hills maintain a laser-like focus on issues related to the 480-home Esperanza Hills and Cielo Vista projects, … Read More

Ridgeline Case Resolved, “We” Won!

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on December 20, 2016 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone, along with many other organizations, signed on as a “friend of the court” in a case brought by residents in the City of Orange. In a unanimous decision, the State Supreme Court ruled in “our” favor. The case stems from a site called Ridgeline, where a developer had proposed converting open space into housing by relying on an old General Plan designation, even though a new Plan was in place stating it was open space. Residents overturned … Read More