Are Slow Growth Advocates Really the Cause of a Soft Real Estate Market?

“Is the housing market vulnerable? Yes, it is. But is a bubble likely to happen? No, it is not. The underlying strength of our economy is too great.” “Historically speaking, the doldrums surrounding the housing market are not as serious as they appear.” “A persistent obstacle to affordability is posed by environmental restrictions that make it impossible for builders to produce enough homes to satisfy...

Developer Land Grab

A Summary of How a Small Non-Profit Was Targeted for Destruction by the City of Rancho Cucamonga, the County of San Bernardino, and a Consortium of Developers A Brief History – How a Small Land Trust Obtained a 309-Acre Nature Sanctuary • In the nineties, the County of San Bernardino approves a large (originally conceived to be 1100 acres) project development on the Etiwanda Fan known as...

Protecting Nature, When Convenient

Betrayal Rancho Cucamonga’s last General Plan Update was conducted in 2003. As always, the public was invited to participate. So I did, lobbying for several months to have the following language included in the General Plan’s Vision Statement: “Our city has recognized the importance of the natural resources within its purview and is sensitive to the threatened ecosystems that are present...