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Riverside Planning Commission Postpones Paradise Valley Discussion

Posted on MBCA News by · February 01, 2019 9:03 AM

The Mojave Watch news site reports that the Riverside County Planning Commission has postponed discussion of Paradise Valley, a brand-new community proposed for development on the southern edge of Joshua Tree National Park. The development will next appear on their agenda May 15, 2019. Read the January 30 Mojave Watch news post for more details on the danger to Park ecology posed by such a development, along with information from National Parks Conservation Association representative Chris Clarke. Additional background can be found in this earlier post about the project at Mojave Watch.

EBlast August 9, 2018

Posted on Eblasts by · August 11, 2018 12:49 PM

Cadiz / Assembly Bill 1000
Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project
San Bernardino County RECE 4.10
Altamira Gated Community Project
Joshua Tree Solar Project

Eblast March 11, 2018

Posted on Eblasts by · March 11, 2018 5:09 PM

Morongo Basin Residents Defend the DRECP

MBCA Comments on Lucerne/Ord Mountain Solar Proposal

Posted on MBCA News by · July 01, 2017 8:02 AM

In another extraordinarily detailed and comprehensive document, MBCA Director Pat Flanagan on June 30 sent MBCA's official comment letter on the proposed Ord Mountain Solar and Energy Storage Project in Lucerne Valley to San Bernardino County Land Use Services. In addition,

County RE Element Final Draft

Posted on MBCA News by · April 25, 2017 10:25 AM

This is a message from the County about the latest status of the Renewable Energy and Conservation Element of the County's General Plan.

Altamira Project On Hold

Posted on MBCA News by · April 02, 2017 12:00 PM

While we cannot say that there has been an end to plans for the Alta Mira housing project in the Friendly Hills area of Joshua Tree, the JT 105 Alliance citizens' group has informed MBCA that the developers have recently offered the project land for sale. Below is an update from the Alliance and also links to some of the documents involved in the ongoing legal efforts to stop or change the plan for the Alta Mira Housing Development in the Friendly Hills area of Joshua Tree.

DHS Development Stopped Again

Posted on MBCA News by · March 25, 2017 9:05 AM

Several MBCA Directors have attended recent Desert Hot Springs City Council meetings to support their Planning Commission's decision to deny an extension for a developer's plans to create a large housing complex near Mission Creek Preserve and the Sand to Snow National Monument. At the Council meeting on March 22, a procedural situation resulted in the denial being upheld. This Desert Sun article explains more about the circumstances and possible future actions by the developer.

MBCA sends Comment Letter on Eagle Crest Transmission Line Environmental Assessment (EA)

Posted on MBCA News by · November 07, 2016 11:14 AM

MBCA, as part of a coalition of 7 other organizations and scientists, has sent a detailed Environmental Assessment Comment Letter to the BLM State Director Jerome Perez opposing the Eagle Crest Pumped Storage project and requesting a full Environmental Impact Study (EIS) instead of the planned and less comprehensive Environmental Assessment (EA) on the Transmission Line. It provides a thorough and detailed record of all the stages of insufficient analysis that have been completed for this project.

Nov. 3 Planning Commission Meeting Commentary

Posted on MBCA News by · November 06, 2016 2:48 PM

MBCA Board member Pat Flanagan shares her impressions of the Community Plan portion of the Planning Commission Meeting:

County Renewable Energy and Conservation Element

Posted on MBCA News by · November 03, 2016 12:00 PM

The San Bernardino County Planning Commission will receive information from staff about the Renewable Energy and Conservation Element (RECE) on Thursday, November 3, 9:00 AM.

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