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It’s Over. We Won Madrona.

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 12, 2018 with No Comments

The California Supreme Court has just turned down the developer’s request for review of the Madrona Project. Game Over. We won. After a 17 year battle to stop Madrona, a dangerous hillside development of 162 houses deep in the fire prone Carbon Canyon area of Brea, conservationists are celebrating a final victory. Hills For Everyone (and its co-petitioners) won at the Superior Court level in November 2015; we won at the Appellate Court level in October 2017, and we won … Read More

Hike with Assemblymember Chen

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 2, 2018 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone has partnered with Assemblymember Phillip Chen to host a hike at Chino Hills State Park on Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 10 AM to noon. Download the event flyer and register here.

Donate to Defend the Madrona Court Victory

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on December 5, 2017 with No Comments

At the last minute last week, acting as the trustee for the bankrupt Madrona property, the State of Idaho filed an appeal with the California Supreme Court asking it to overturn Hills For Everyone’s Superior Court and Appellate Court victories. Please donate to support the defense of our Madrona court victory. The developers have challenged only one narrow portion of the decision relating to General Plan consistency. Several things work in our favor: The City of Brea did not join the original appeal or this … Read More

Use Amazon Smile to Help the Hills

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 30, 2017 with No Comments

If you are participating in Cyber Monday sales today through Amazon… remember to select Hills For Everyone as your charity of choice. Use this link and a portion of the proceeds will go to support our work.

Hills For Everyone’s Work Featured at CSU Fullerton

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 3, 2017 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone Consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck presented at the annual CSUF Geography Club “All Points of the Compass” Conference today. She is an alumni of the Geography Department and focused the presentation on how geography tools (both environmental and planning) have been used to help conserve land in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor.