Yorba Linda residents should be proud of their professionalism, fact-based speeches, and compelling testimony. Thank you to Supervisor Todd Spitzer for articulating the concerns so well. We are sorry it ended with the project’s approval. Read the Orange County Register article.
The Board of Supervisors complied with part of the Judge’s order: rescinding all the approvals and entitlements of the Esperanza Hills project. After a long discussion amongst the Board members. The Board was considering holding Cielo Vista’s approvals hostage so that they could force Cielo Vista to sell an easement to Esperanza Hills! Supervisor Nelson pointed out that government had no business forcing private party agreements. In the end, it came down to Third District Supervisor Todd Spitzer reaffirming his … Read More
The Orange County Subdivision Commission recommended approval of the changes to the Vesting Tentative Tract Map for the proposed Esperanza Hills project. Residents sued the County of Orange and developer in July 2015. In late June 2016, the court ruled that the project’s Greenhouse Gas analysis was inadequate and it’s mitigation was deferred. He ordered the County to overturn the project’s approvals and environmental documents, which they have yet to do. The developer is now proposing a single entrance into … Read More
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will be deciding the outcome of the proposed Puente Hills Landfill Park Master Plan Project and its associated environmental impact report. The project lies within the 1,365 acres of the former Puente Hills Landfill near the 60 and 605 freeways. The majority of the park would be on the “top deck” of the landfill covering 117 acres for the formal park area. Hills For Everyone and its partners have provided substantive feedback on … Read More
Hills For Everyone is part of a growing coalition of non-profit, community and park related groups/agencies that support the next Los Angeles County Park Bond Act. The Coalition, called #OurParks went before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to relay the outcomes of the LA County Department of Parks and Recreations Parks Needs Assessment report. The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to accept the plan and a motion was made to bring back the ballot initiative language on the June … Read More