Let’s hear it for the tiny flowers! The San Fernando Valley spineflower (Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina) is native to Southern California and is found only on Newhall Ranch (Los Angeles County) and Laskey Mesa (Ventura County). One of about 60 named species and subspecies of Chorizanthe in California, this spineflower is a small, sprawling herb with hairy […]
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We have some exciting but bittersweet news for everyone. Our colleague, David McDonald, is retiring this coming week! I had the chance to speak with him recently and ask him his opinions about his work and the Antelope Valley. Some of what he said is below. David, what did you think of the Antelope
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Our team had the opportunity to join Supervisor Hahn’s office in Schabarum Park this past Wednesday to share information on the East San Gabriel Valley Area Plan and Significant Ecological Area Ordinance Update. We spoke to residents from many communities including Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, and La Puente. The pleasant weather brought out a number
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The SEAs are back! The draft SEA Ordinance is scheduled for public hearing at the Regional Planning Commission. See below for the Notice of Public Hearing: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. You will have an opportunity to
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The SEAs are back! The draft SEA Ordinance is scheduled for public hearing at the Regional Planning Commission. See below for the Notice of Public Hearing: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. You will have an opportunity to
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The Board of Supervisors approved the Significant Ecological Areas (SEA) Program Update on May 28, 2019. The SEA Program Update includes the update to the SEA Ordinance and the designation of Conceptual SEAs to official SEAs. The vote was unanimous at 4-0 (1 absent). Supervisor Hahn made the motion to approve the project and was
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Update: Corrections and more clarification has been added to the original post. The corrections and additional language is marked in red. This is a cross-post from Regional Planning’s Significant Ecological Areas (SEA) blog. More information can be found on the SEA project website at planning.lacounty.gov/sea. Thank you to everyone who submitted public comments during our
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If you are a resident of the Antelope Valley, check out this “SEAs in the AV ” hand out. This hand out showcases the main themes in the draft SEA Ordinance: Exemptions (specific to the AV) SEA Assessment Process Development Standards Preliminary Biological Review Public Comment Period Info The “SEAs in the AV” brochure
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The autumn season is a favorite time of the year for many folks. The leaves change color, the days are shorter, the sun is more forgiving and much less intense. The change to cooler weather after a long and scorching summer is quite welcome to most. However, many people from outside Southern California seem to
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We are building a Southeast Antelope Valley Rural Life Map to express rural life in unincorporated Antelope Valley and seek your participation. The map is being created in Map.Social in conjunction with LA County Planning projects such as establishing Jackie Robinson Park as a County Landmark and planning activities for the Antelope Valley Community Standards Districts
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