Thanks to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for its continued coverage of Hills For Everyone’s work to complete Chino Hills State Park. View the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.
Hills For Everyone sponsored legislation to expand Chino Hills State Park by 1,530 acres (10%). It was just signed into law. Consider supporting our conservation work for more successes like these!
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Governor Newsom signed SB 266 into law. This law now requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept title to the lands being acquired on the eastern ridgeline of Chino Hills State Park. Using the Chino Hills State Park General Plan as an implementing guide, Hills For Everyone identified 1,530 acres, nearly all of which is on the eastern ridgeline of the State Park, to acquire from willing sellers. View our Press … Read More
Hills For Everyone sponsored SB 266 with Senator Josh Newman to add 1,530 acres into Chino Hills State Park. The bill is on Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting consideration. Help spread the word by sharing this post encouraging the Governor to sign the bill!
Here’s a little history: The eastern ridgeline was identified by the State Legislature in the Chino Hills State Park (CHSP) Feasibility Study (1977) as acquisitions that would ultimately complete the Park. It is further recorded in the Park’s General Plan in 1999. By 2008, State Parks agreed to a settlement agreement to add lands into the Park with walnut woodlands within 10 years. That same year, however, acquisitions statewide end and *all* State Parks stop growing. In fact, Hills For … Read More
Many thanks to Steve Scauzillo of the Southern California News Group for his continued coverage of the Senator Josh Newman bill SB 266, which Hills For Everyone sponsored. The bill, which expands Chino Hills State Park by 1,530 acres, is on California Governor’s desk, and we hope he chooses to sign it! View the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin article.
Learn about the status of SB 266 and the Hoff Project in Yorba Linda, as well as how to prepare for the next wildfire. Read the September E-Newsletter.
SB 266 expands Chino Hills State Park by 10% through the addition of lands contiguous with the park. California Governor we ask for your signature on Senator Josh Newman’s bill.
SB 266, Hills For Everyone’s Chino Hills State Park expansion bill is on its way to the Governor’s Desk. A solid shout out to Senator Josh Newman and Assemblyman Phillip Chen for advocating for this bill’s passage through both houses. What does this mean? The Governor has until October 10th to veto or sign the bill. How does the recall play into this? It doesn’t because the outcome of the election won’t be certified before the legislative deadlines of signing/vetoing … Read More
Thank you so much to Assemblyman Phillip Chen for his great presentation on SB 266 on the Assembly Floor. The bill passed the floor 63-0 and goes back to the Senate for concurrence on amendments. More progress made! Thanks to Senator Josh Newman for his persistence with this bill.