The comments from the D.E.I.R. (Draft Environmental Impact Report) have been answered by a consulting firm and the results are in the hands of the County.  The County will now decide if response to the comments are adequate.  If so, the County will finalize the D.E.I.R. and send it to the Planning Commission.  The Planning Commission will then set a date for a public hearing. This event will cause a "CALL TO ACTION"!   There has been no date established yet, and the County has not yet decided if they are satisfied with the consultant's answers to the D.E.I.R. comments.  A November date is a possibility and when a date is established we will keep you informed. 

After the Planning Commission Hearing, the recommendation from the Commissioners will be sent to the Riverside Board of Supervisors. At which point another public hearing will be scheduled.  This will be our most important "CALL TO ACTION"!

 

 

 City of Temecula Annexation Update

On June 24, 2010, the City of Temecula went before L.A.F.C.O. (Local Agency Formation Committee) for the third time. 

1st Request: 4500 acres that included the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and the proposed quarry site. 
2nd Request:  Ecological Reserve and some property near by but not the proposed quarry site. 
3rd Request: The same as the 2nd request. L.A.F.C.O. has agreed to this 3rd request, provided the city gives up its SPHERE OF INFLUENCE on the proposed quarry site.

 

This annexation proposal should take effect by September, however there is still some opposition to this annexation.  So we must keep our fingers crossed.  Again, we will keep you informed.

 

Our Inaugural Run for the Hills Event
was a huge success! 

Thank you to our sponsors and to all of those who came out to run, walk, cheer or volunteer.
This successful event would not have been possible without all of you!

Sign Waving is back!

Pandora is not the only planet in peril!

Look for our sign visible from I-15 South as you head up the hill from Temecula heading toward San Diego!

The County of Riverside has released the draft EIR for the proposed Liberty Quarry. Because of the size of the report, we are providing a link to the Riverside County Planning Department's draft EIR site. You can download the sections of the report directly from their site.

Read/Download the Draft EIR

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Article from The Californian, July 21, 2009

TEMECULA: Report says quarry would affect air quality, traffic

Impacts called 'significant and unavoidable'

Want the real truth about the proposed Liberty Quarry?
Check out our Truth Updates...

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Is Granite Construction really a good neighbor? A Federal agency has launched a criminal investigation of Granite for overcharging the City of San Diego for cleanup after the October 2007 wildfires.
Follow the link to read more...

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Other ways you can help include writing letters to local, state and federal legislators and the local newspapers. To view all their addresses, follow this link or click on the Get Involved button above.

We are also asking people to consider making a donation to help us in the fight! We need money for legal review and comment on the 8000+ page Environmental Impact Report Granite paid for and produced, in addition to money for technical experts to evaluate the accuracy of data in that report, money for advertising, and other mailings.  Every dollar we get goes to our fight against the quarry.  SOS members are all volunteers and no one gets paid a penny. We have supporters that have committed thousands of dollars, and others only a few.  "Dimes to dollars grow."  Please help us in our "David vs. Goliath" battle! All of your contributions are tax deductible. 

To donate via PayPal, click the Donate button below. If you send a check please mail to SOS Hills, PO Box 2196, Temecula, Ca. 92593-2196.   Our Federal Tax ID # is 33-0807157.

Is this what we want in our hills?

A big thank you to Greg Cress for producing the video!

Dear SOS Volunteers and all the concerned residents of the Temecula Valley: 

What a great fight! Supervisor Bob Buster had a wonderful speech advocating the annexation. Only Supervisor Tavaglione voted in agreement with him.

Seven full busloads of supporters; hundreds more who drove; passionate, well-informed speeches...
Yes, we have lost this battle, but we will NOT LOSE THE WAR!

We can not only be proud but are more resolved than ever to beat the quarry!

THANKS TO ALL!

Most important, remember that we have as allies, our great City of Temecula Leaders and Staff, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and San Diego State University.

Stay tuned for the next step!

Kathleen Hamilton, President of SOS-Hills
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Dear Volunteers and Supporters from Rainbow and beyond:

The LAFCO hearing is behind us, and, while the decision they made was disappointing, it was a "choice" to NOT make a "choice." 

So, we move on...but we gained SO much in my opinion;  we KNOW what we are really capable of achieving and the dedication and willingness of all our  volunteers, speakers, and the PEOPLE who supported us and showed up!!

Rainbow, Fallbrook, Temecula, Murrieta...you STOOD up for what you believed in and we will do it again when the time comes. 

There is NO doubt in my mind that a victory will be ours in the end.  We just have to "walk a few more miles" to get there.   

I know that we owe it to all of you to keep you all informed about what is happening and what is coming up.

You can help by getting more and more people involved and on the mailing/e mail list. 

Thank you everyone.   
Jerri Arganda 

Dear SOS Volunteers and all the concerned residents of the Temecula Valley: 

The loss to a LAFCO Board that did not adhere to their principles of "Local Control" for cities and the preservation of "Open Space", and voted against Temecula in favor of a private, for profit company's rights instead, flies in the face of all reason.  We more than proved our case for our City's right to Local Control and to become the logical caretaker of the open space to be annexed.   Anger at injustice can make us better warriors. So now we dust ourselves off, climb "back on the horse" take our gloves off and keep our fists at the ready! This was only Round One. 

We did an amazing job of presenting our case before LAFCO and we are grateful to everyone who got on a bus, or wanted to get on a bus, who took the day off with the loss of  pay to come ,who wrote letters- to- the-editors, marched in rally's, attended our events, stood at markets for signatures and  the BANGO folks who gathered the 750 business people and doctors who oppose the quarry.  SOS sincerely thanks all of you who rose up and stood to be counted on the side of right.  The absolute rightness of our cause has not changed,  we're still fighting against Granite Construction, just in a different venue

 Our organization is solidly in place and with the support of Temecula, Murrieta, Rainbow, Fallbrook, SDSU and The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians. We are more than ready to take on Round Two!.... So start polishing your armor and sword, practice getting back up on your horse, and let's begin our march to the County Board of Supervisors!

It's not over by a long shot.