Esperanza Hills Archives | Page 7 of 18

Lessons From the Camp Fire

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 21, 2018 with No Comments

It is hard to imagine a fire that moved a mile every SIX SECONDS, but that’s what happened in the Camp Fire. This article outlines the lessons learned from previous fires, communication failures from this fire, and how planning plays into it. The article features other projects in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones too like Esperanza Hills (above Yorba Linda). Evacuation concerns is one of the hot button items for Yorba Linda residents fighting the project there. (Photo of the … Read More

Recent Interview on Esperanza Hills

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 15, 2018 with No Comments

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.

Limited Access Wreaks Havoc in Paradise

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 13, 2018 with No Comments

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.

Fall 2018 Newsletter

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 31, 2018 with No Comments

Highlights from the newsletter: Freeway Complex Fire 10 Year Commemoration Event; Esperanza Hills; Prado Raceway; Welcome Back, Bob; Whittier Oil Drilling; Significant Ecological Area Ordinance; City of Industry; Madrona; Diamond Bar General Plan Update; and Three Easy Ways to Help Hills For Everyone. Fall 2018 (PDF – 577 KB)

Supervisors Approve Esperanza Hills

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 26, 2018 with No Comments

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