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update on the HCN versus UC case

Haven't communicate in a while now, but this is only because we are in the boring phase of the case. Have been negotiating schedules and...

UC continues to sue FEMA

As you ay recall, UC sued FEMA some time back, claiming that FEMA's settlement agreement with HCN was unjust and that it should be set...

The Nativists strike back

Shortly after HCN filed suit against the UC Vegetation Management Plan EIR the Claremont Canyon Conservancy also filed. In reviewing...

HCN files suit against UC

On Friday HCN filed a lawsuit against the new UC EIR for their vegetation management work on the 800 acre “hill campus”. While we had...

9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Federal Magistrates' earlier ruling!

Just got word that the Federal Appeals court struck down the UC versus FEMA case and as a result has affirmed the HCN versus FEMA...

A good synopsis of the HCN legal fights

For those interested in better understanding the legal fights that HCN has been pursuing for the better part of 10 years, please take a...

UC releases Notice of Determination

UC just released a notice of determination for their vegetation management plan EIR for the Hill Campus. This action starts the 30 days...

UC releases final EIR for the "Hill Campus"

It's expected that the UC regents will formally certify this EIR February 9, beginning the 30 day period for legal challenges. At this...

UC's plans using Cal Fire money

We fully expect UC to in the next few weeks release their EIR for the entire "hill campus". While we are hoping that what they propose is...

UC Claremont project has been completed? Now what?

The road closures and lines of trucks and armies of chainsaws have gone away, leaving a vastly altered landscape. While UC claimed that...