COUNTY WORKSHOP ON WIND ENERGY ORDINANCE SET FOR MAY 11: PLANNERS TO HEAR...
By Miriam Raftery“Our rural East County communities are facing industrial transformation with the potential for hundreds of towering and churning industrial wind turbines surrounding, and looming...
View ArticleCOUNTY PLANNERS DEAL BLOW TO WIND INDUSTRY
By Miriam Raftery May 13, 2012 (San Diego)—San Diego’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to have staff evaluate health impacts of wind turbines on people and wildlife. Commissioners balked at...
View ArticleTULE WIND, MORE BACKCOUNTRY ISSUES ON AGENDA FOR COUNTY PLANNING COMMISION...
May 17, 2012 (San Diego) -- San Diego County's Planning Commission will consider several major issues on its Friday agenda, including the Tule Wind Energy major use permit for McCain Valley, as well as...
View ArticleSAN DIEGO PLANNING COMMISSION POSTPONES DECISIONS ON TULE WIND AND COUNTY...
Staff recommends denial of Tule Wind turbines on County landsBy Miriam RafteryMay 21, 2012 (San Diego) – A decision on two controversial wind issues have been postponed by San Diego County’s Planning...
View ArticleCROSS-BORDER POWERLINES APPROVED
By Miriam Raftery June 10, 2012 (San Diego) – The San Diego Planning Commission on Friday approved the Energia Sierra Juarez Gen-Tie project, a power line that Sempra Energy plans to utilize to bring...
View ArticleCOUNTY PLANNERS VOTE TO DENY TULE WIND INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINES ON PRIVATE LANDS
By Miriam RafteryJune 9, 2012 (San Diego) – By a unanimous vote, San Diego's Planning Commission voted Friday to deny Iberdrola Renewables’ application for five 492-foot-tall wind turbines on private...
View ArticleLAST DAY FOR COMMENTS TO PLANNERS ON QUAIL BRUSH POWER PLANT: IS TODAY JUNE...
June 19, 2012 (San Diego) The San Diego City Planning Commission has received a recommendation by city staff to initiate zoning changes to pave the way for a power plant on the border of Mission...
View ArticleHEAT IS ON TO STOP REZONING FOR “QUAIL BRUSH” POWER PLANT: PLANNING...
By Miriam Raftery June 20, 2012 (San Diego) – Amid vocal community opposition, the city of San Diego’s Planning Commission will soon consider whether to approve a zoning change that would allow the...
View ArticleHUNDREDS TURN OUT TO OPPOSE QUAIL BRUSH POWER PLANT; SD PLANNERS POSTPONE...
By Paul KruzeJune 28, 2012 (San Diego)--Facing a sometimes boisterous crowd of onlookers garbed in a sea of bright orange T-shirts and hats packing the San Diego City Council Chamber this morning,...
View ArticleMAYOR FILNER APPOINTS NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPIONS TO SD PLANNING COMMISSION
June 18, 2013 (San Diego)--Mayor Bob Filner appointed Theresa Quiroz and Anthony Wagner, two long-time neighborhood champions, to the City’s Planning Commission last week.“I want to thank Theresa and...
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