Hills For Everyone is a member of the regional Safe Trails Coalition. The park our organization founded is highlighted in this Voice of OC OpEd, written by Friends of Harbors, Beaches & Parks (FHBP) consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck. Let’s commit to respecting the official trails in our parks in 2017, our habitats and the wildlife deserve it. Read the OpEd in the Voice of OC.
Orange County Register columnist Jim Drummond picked Protect Our Homes and Hills as the 2016 most effective community action group in Yorba Linda. This is the second year in a row. Hills For Everyone has been mentoring the group for more than five years. Here is what he said: “Best example of an effective community action group: Leaders of Protect Our Homes and Hills maintain a laser-like focus on issues related to the 480-home Esperanza Hills and Cielo Vista projects, … Read More
Hills For Everyone, along with many other organizations, signed on as a “friend of the court” in a case brought by residents in the City of Orange. In a unanimous decision, the State Supreme Court ruled in “our” favor. The case stems from a site called Ridgeline, where a developer had proposed converting open space into housing by relying on an old General Plan designation, even though a new Plan was in place stating it was open space. Residents overturned … Read More
The Board of Supervisors complied with part of the Judge’s order: rescinding all the approvals and entitlements of the Esperanza Hills project. After a long discussion amongst the Board members. The Board was considering holding Cielo Vista’s approvals hostage so that they could force Cielo Vista to sell an easement to Esperanza Hills! Supervisor Nelson pointed out that government had no business forcing private party agreements. In the end, it came down to Third District Supervisor Todd Spitzer reaffirming his … Read More
In 2005, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks coordinated a coalition of environmental groups to negotiate a comprehensive mitigation program for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), as it considered renewing its 1/2-cent sales tax measure called Measure M. Hills For Everyone was one of 30+ conservation and community groups that supported this concept and ultimately the measure. The measure committed OCTA to spend a minimum of 5% (roughly $243.5 million) on acquisition, restoration, and management. To date, the Authority … Read More