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Chino Hills Approves Conservation Deal

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 5, 2019 with No Comments

Tonight Hills For Everyone attended in the City of Chino Hills City Council meeting where the City Council approved a settlement agreement for the preservation of the 2,750 acre Tres Hermanos property for open space, public use, and recreation. The City Manager Rad Bartlam had about nine minutes of comments that we have made available for you. These comments explain the history of the Tres Hermanos Ranch, the litigation filed by the Cities of Diamond Bar and Chino Hills, and … Read More

Diamond Bar Considers Tres Hermanos Agreement

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 5, 2019 with No Comments

It appears the Cities of Industry, Diamond Bar, and Chino Hills have reached an agreement on the future of Tres Hermanos. The three cities will form a Conservation Authority Joint Powers Agreement. A special meeting of the City of Diamond Bar is scheduled for this evening and will begin at 5 p.m. in the AQMD Auditorium located at 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar. We will keep you posted. View the meeting agenda. The City of Chino Hills also has a … Read More

Tres Hermanos Solution Coming?

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 11, 2019 with No Comments

What is in store for the 2,450 acre Tres Hermanos ranch? That’s the question asked by the Los Angeles Times in this article. The Cities of Industry, Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, and now Commerce, are battling for the answer. Hills For Everyone Executive Director Claire Schlotterbeck acknowledged the biological diversity of the site isn’t well known because the land has been protected with armed guards at the gates and on patrol since 1978. Read the Los Angeles Times article.

Commerce Muscles Into Tres Hermanos Fight

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 25, 2018 with No Comments

Wowza! The City of Commerce is now trying to buy the Tres Hermanos property in Tonner Canayon. The meeting of the Oversight Board, originally scheduled for today, was cancelled and this item was inadvertently put on the agenda, which caused a flurry of concern. Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, and Industry have been negotiating an agreement, but Commerce now is inserting itself into the mix. Read the Orange County Register article.

Industry Subpeona’s Solar Factory Developer

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 27, 2018 with No Comments

Last Friday, the City of Industry City Council voted to subpoena the solar factory developer (San Gabriel Valley Water and Power LLC) to provide records on how Industry’s $20 million loan was spent. So far, the City only has photos and maps, but nothing else. Apparently, the loan was contingent on actual groundbreaking, so Industry may lose every cent if the project doesn’t move forward. Meanwhile, the Cities of Chino Hills and Diamond Bar press forward with litigation on the … Read More