The City of Industry’s financial practices are being questioned by the State Controller. Shady business dealings, scrutinized transactions, gift of public funds, and other suspicious financial dealings are a few of the phrases used to describe the City’s financial situation in the article and draft audit report. View the Los Angeles Times article.
The Orange County Register featured a handful of hikes post holidays. Chino Hills State Park’s Coal Canyon was highlighted. Check it out! View the Orange County Register article.
The City of Brea has released the Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that will analyze a project proposed by Aera Energy. Aera owns 265 acres at the juncture of Carbon Canyon and Valencia. The land includes the Christmas tree farm along Rose and the oil fields on both sides of Lambert Road. The project proposes 1,100 units. Comments are due January 23, 2019 at 5:00 PM to Maribeth Tinio. A Scoping Meeting will be held January … Read More
As USGS Fire Scientist Jon Keeley has already figured out: where fires have happened before they will happen again. That’s what was witnessed in Ventura. We’ve got the fire maps for our hills that prove it also. State building and fire codes can’t keep up with the losses–there is lag time between the disaster and new codes. The science shows that where the houses are built is more important than how they are constructed. Build homes in a Very High … Read More
Hills For Everyone consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck was interviewed with Protect Our Homes and Hills team member Joe Byrne on the Esperanza Hills project. It aired yesterday on Spectrum News, Channel 1.