Tuesday Photo Challenge – Hills
Photos were taken today – hooray, it has been raining since last night!
Our city and the neighboring cities are situated on hilly areas. Many homes are built with windows facing the oceans, the lights, the golf court or open area below the hills. The larger the views are, the prices of the homes go higher. All the cities have built to the limit because there is no more desirable open space to build attractive homes.
There has been a controversy since 2012 over the property of The West Coyote Hills. It contains one of the last large open-space areas in north Orange County, California. Parts of it lie within the city limits of La Habra, Buena Park, and La Mirada with most of it sprawling across western Fullerton.
A tract measuring 510 acres (2.1 km2) across the ridge of the hills, owned by Pacific Coast Homes (a land development division of the Chevron Corporation). It is the largest remaining tract of undeveloped land in north Orange County. Chevron had plans to build 760 homes on 179 acres.
With such high demand for housing, these possible 760 homes on the hills will be sold close to $1 million each and be gone in no time. Chevron Corporation will benefit a great deal.
A group called Open Coyote Hills has been leading the support while a group called Friends of Coyote Hills has led the push to preserve the entire site as open space.
The city council has a pro-development majority, which has sided with Chevron and won in Superior Court, but the decision has been appealed. In 2017, State Senator Josh Newman authored Senate Bill 714, which would prevent development. Efforts have been made to buy some or all the land from Chevron, using state funds, donations, or both.
We continue to hope the Coyote Hills will remain to be a park.
The Showers of Blessings 
Lovely pictures, Miriam.
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Thank you for reading and comment, Pranitha!
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Lovely description of this place, and I’m encouraged the community is fighting the development. I just read about an open wetland space in Port Townsend when I was there, the Kah Tai Lagoon, originally a location for native Americans to portage their canoes in a wind-protected area, and the early town filled in the waterway between the lagoon and the Puget Sound with dredged sand, then tried to develop more and more of the lagoon. A few years ago the community fought development and now it’s a protected green area. It’s listed at the tenth most valuable migrating bird habitat in the US! Good work in your community! 🙂
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Yes, Teresa. We watch the nature videos every night. The research of the scientists help save and repopulate many animal and plant species. Now they’re talking about saving marine species also. It seem like many people have to be told what is good for the nature! 🙂
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Thank you, Frank!
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I explored those hills as a kid!
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Oh yes, I think people determine to keep the hills as a park and hiking trails. Some improvement has been done to attract people to go since they’re doing some fund raising!
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Thank you Miriam. It is the Western Cape that needs rain most. Cape Town has run out of water!
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Yes, Kim, I think Cape Town is one blogger talks about and trying to have a water drive for the people there!!
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Wow. Very interesting post, Miriam. ♥ Light and blessings to all involved!
Enjoy your weekend – bless you, and your family. Love, Debbie
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Thank you, Debbie. Have a peaceful weekend. Love, Miriam
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You too! Blessings and love Miriam. ❤
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Thank you, Debbie!
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I hope that beautiful green space is preserved too!
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Yes, Cristina, thank you! People have been working hard since 2012 to save it!
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Indeed, the homes should have access to green nearby. We too hope that it remains a park.
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Yes, I hope they raise enough money to buy that land from Chevron!!
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Beautiful city Miriam
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Thank you, Nahla!! We enjoy the city!!
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I’m so glad you have the rain you were praying for, Miriam!
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Thank you, Kim. I pray for rain in your country also!!!
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