Our consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck worked with the new Spectrum News station which covers local news, talking about the ill-conceived Esperanza Hills project with our friends Protect Our Homes and Hills recently. When it is about to air, we will let you know.
It is pretty amazing the similarities of this situation in Northern California and our region. This article sums up why we continue to fight poorly planned projects adjacent to Chino Hills State Park including the Madrona and Esperanza Hills projects. History is telling us something, we should learn the lessons. (Photo of Canyon Fire 2017) Read the Los Angeles Times article.
We are so grateful to the sturdy residents of Yorba Linda who have been fighting to save their neighborhoods and the State Park. Thanks too to the legal team, Kevin Johnson and Jeanne MacKinnon, who continue to win in Court–even as we lose the vote at the Board of Supervisors on the Esperanza Hills housing project. Only Supervisor Todd Spitzer voted “NO” having witnessed the evacuation nightmares of the 2008 Freeway Complex Fire and the 2017 Canyon 2 Fire. … Read More
KPCC reporter Emily Guerin wrote this article on the Esperanza Hills project and the fact that decision makers continue to put houses in the path of wildfires. View the KPCC article.
Yorba Linda resident Joe Bryne penned this OpEd for the Voice of OC on the Esperanza Hills project and notes that the County is being held hostage by the developer, who refuses to indemnify the County unless the project is approved. Read this Voice of OC article.