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Letter: Group Comments on County Wide Plan

Posted by on May 10, 2019

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Response from Flamingo 640 Campground Developer

Posted by Laraine Turk · October 04, 2022 1:28 PM
As reported on local radio station KCDZ, the RoBott Land Company replied in writing to questions asked at a recent Homestead Valley Community meeting with a 17-page document. Their detailed replies are to a great extent based on the acceptance and approval of San Bernardino County in their application process and their belief that the growth in visitors to Joshua Tree National Park supports their project.
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MBCA Comments on Sienna Solar 2 in Lucerne Valley

Posted by Laraine Turk · September 25, 2022 8:36 PM
Changes to the proposed Sienna Solar project in Lucerne Valley triggered a new scoping comment letter from MBCA about Sienna Solar 2. The proposed site has expanded and poses a wide range of potential harms to quality of life and the desert ecosystem. In a community designated as Severely Disadvantaged, Lucerne Valley residents will be subjected to dust, degraded views, and excessive lighting. Environmental problems likely to arise include degraded air quality, water issues, and harm to wildlife including threatened species. MBCA Directors Pat Flanagan and Brian Hammer have outlined the problems and created detailed maps illustrating the issues in MBCA's Scoping Comments to San Bernardino County’s Land Use Services Department.
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Eblast September 22, 2022
Posted by Steve Bardwell · September 22, 2022 8:13 PM
Short Term Rentals and Housing Element Update

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Coalition Letter on Program 4 in County Housing Element

Posted by Laraine Turk · September 20, 2022 2:53 PM
As part of the County's amended Housing Element (required report to the state), Program 4 is a study to determine the impact of short-term rentals on the housing supply of unincorporated desert and mountain communities. In this September 19 letter to San Bernardino County's Planning Director, MBCA and the Center for Biological Diversity along with Mojave Desert Land Trust, Tahquitz Group of the Sierra Club, and Unincorporated San Bernardino Together, ask the County to show that they are taking their responsibility to their communities seriously. The letter recommends formation of two Advisory Committees – one for the Mountain Region, and one for the Desert Region. The letter also recommends setting an interim cap during the study period, plus a timeline and goals for the study. The introductory paragraphs of the letter summarize past concerns and the intent of the recommendations. For more background information, read MBCA's News posts from May 15, June 9 (MBCA letter), June 9 (letter with CBD), June 15, and July 5, 2022.
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Letter: Coalition on Program 4 on County Housing Element

Posted by Laraine Turk · September 19, 2022 9:07 PM
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Eblast August 15, 2022
Posted by Steve Bardwell · August 15, 2022 3:22 PM
Short Term Rental Survey

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Desert Wise Virtual Landscape videos released
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Eblast July 20, 2022
Posted by Nora Lousignont · July 20, 2022 6:29 PM
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Planning Commission to vote on Housing Element

Industrial Scale Renewable Energy Threats to the Desert
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Position: MBCA's Statement on Short-Term Rentals

Posted by Laraine Turk · July 18, 2022 11:21 AM
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MBCA Comments to County on Revised Housing Element

Posted by Laraine Turk · July 05, 2022 9:16 AM
San Bernardino County's June draft version of their state-required Housing Element contained some changes in direct response to the outpouring of public concerns about excessive Short Term Rentals in unincorporated Desert and Mountain areas of the County. MBCA has scrutinized the latest draft and sent a detailed comment letter thanking the County for some useful changes and pointing out the need for additional revisions. For a history of the ongoing County housing issues, see our News posts of June 9 (MBCA comment letter), June 9 (combined letter with Center for Biological Diversity), and June 15 (report on Supervisors' meeting). This Desert Sun article contains a good overview of the situation.
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Letter: MBCA Comments June 2022 San Bernardino County Draft Housing Element

Posted by Laraine Turk · June 28, 2022 12:04 PM
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