Land – We Take it for Granted

What We Take For Granted   By Frank Schiavone At the base of Cucamonga Peak with her two big sisters, Mount San Antonio and Ontario Peak looking on, lies Rancho Cucamonga. The specter of these three magnificent spires makes Rancho a beautiful place to live and raise a family. Our community rests on a massive alluvial fan composed of sedimentation gathered over eons from multiple canyons...

Saving Land is not Easy

Saving Land Is Not Easy, But We Need To Try   By Frank Schiavone Being a proponent of land conservation can be frustrating. Learning the “processes”, the rules of the game, and all the players can be daunting. Garnering community support and convincing decision makers can be darn near impossible. The competition for land acquisition grants can be fierce. Developers and...

Citizenship and The Man

Citizenship and The Man in the Arena   By Frank Schiavone “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because...

An Enduring Legacy

An Enduring legacy     By Frank Schiavone The measure of any society is what it bequeaths to the generations that follow. We are more than just the sum of our material wealth. Our greatness and goodness lies in our values, our creativity, and the paths we choose to follow. Are sprawling developments, mega-stores, and look-alike strip malls the only legacy we wish to pass on to future...