The developer of the Esperanza Hills project is proposing to simply update the Greenhouse Gas section of the Environmental Impact Report to remedy the inadequacies of the document. Yorba Linda residents believe fixing the numbers doesn’t fix the problem–the entire … Read More
The OC Register has written an article highlighting the Hills For Everyone and Protect Our Homes and Hills win on the Esperanza Hills lawsuit. Join residents for a celebratory dinner at Wise Guys Pizzeria at Yorba Ranch Road and Yorba … Read More
“We did not come this far to walk away without a victory.” We won and we lost, but we stopped the project! Judge Claster came back and ruled in our favor on a few important points and against us on … Read More
Short version of the story is: the trial is over. This particular phase of our effort is now complete. We await the judge’s decision. For those of you contributing financially to this cause you’ll be getting a separate update with … Read More
The Plot Thickens. An email from the County: “The Cielo Vista public hearing has been removed from the May 10, 2016 Orange County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda. Future notices will be sent out upon rescheduling the item for public … Read More
The Orange County Planning Commission voted in March to recommend approval of the 83-unit Cielo Vista project. This means the Environmental Impact Report and project goes before the Board of Supervisors, likely in late April. Yorba Linda residents continue to … Read More
In an odd turn of events, the Yorba Linda City Council changed its mind on the primary access road for the proposed (and currently litigated) Esperanza Hills project. Arguments have ensued for months that the proposed primary access road across … Read More
Hills For Everyone has guided the efforts of a volunteer-based group, Protect Our Homes and Hills, in efforts to stop the Esperanza Hills and Cielo Vista project. Residents mainly cite public safety, evacuation, fire, water and other environmental concerns. OC … Read More
The Santa Ana River Parkway Extension Project, Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), will be available for public review beginning December 10, 2015 today. The Notice of Availability (NOA) contains information where paper copies of the DEIR are available for public … Read More
After another awesome speech by Leadership Team Member, Diane Kanne, requesting the Council postpone a decision until after the holidays…the City Council did just that. We expect a decision at the January 5, 2016 Council meeting.