Urban Conservation

Regional Collaboration and Strategic Planning are musts for Urban Conservation     By Frank Schiavone As an environmentalist and as a longtime proponent of an integrated, cooperative effort to preserve open space, I know firsthand that collaboration is easier said than done here in the West Valley. Long range and strategic planning, coalitions, and information sharing seems to be an...

Shenanigans in Our Foothills

Shenanigans in Our Foothills   By Frank Schiavone A controversial project is proposed for the foothills above Alta Loma where the Carrari’s Christmas Tree Farm once stood. The project applicant is Gary Miller, that’s Congressman Gary Miller of Diamond Bar. The project will lie at 3000 feet or higher and will be seen from virtually anywhere in the City. It will back up to slopes...