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For Immediate Release, December 17, 2020
Contact:
Peter J. Broderick, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 283-5474 x 421, pbroderick@biologicaldiversity.org Dan Silver, Endangered Habitats League, (213) 804-2750, dsilverla@me.com Peter Andersen, Sierra Club, (619) 857-4233, westone47@gmail.com Richard Halsey, California Chaparral Institute, (760) 419-5760, rwh@californiachaparral.org
Lawsuit Challenges More Sprawl Development in San Diego County
Otay Village 13 Project in Fire-prone Area Would Threaten Endangered Species
SAN DIEGO Conservation organizations sued San Diego County today for approving Otay Ranch Resort Village 13, a massive sprawl development in the ecologically rich Jamul mountain region. The project would locate thousands of new residents in a wildfire-prone area that is currently home to endangered and threatened wildlife species.