February 2010

We are pleased to announce that the More Mesa Handbook is here!  And, to celebrate this happy occasion, we are throwing a party!  Here’s the invitation … The More Mesa Preservation Coalition (MMPC) cordially invites you to participate in a gala gathering to launch the More Mesa Handbook, an informative, thorough and comprehensive look at…

Update on Hacienda Vieja Project Developer has been asked to modify the project: At a meeting of the Planning Commission on 28 July, the Planning Commission asked some extremely pertinent and important questions concerning the Hacienda Vieja project. After more than two hours of comment and deliberation, they voted to continue discussions on the project….

Coastal Commission Appeal Not Upheld The Coastal Commission heard MMPC’s full appeal of the Hacienda Vieja Project on 16 November. Unhappily we did not prevail, and the project was approved, 7-4. While additional conditioning was placed on the wetland, kite related issues, and landscaping, the two-story houses remain as part of the development. However, we…

Russian KnapweedLast fall the More Mesa Preservation Coalition reported that we were cooperating with County Parks, Channel Islands Restoration and Santa Barbara’s Agricultural Commissioner, David Chang, in a process to remove an extremely harmful invasive, known as “Russian Knapweed”, from More Mesa. At the time of the first phase of the eradication process, there was…

As has been our tradition at the close of the year, we would like to share some highlights of what has been happening on More Mesa in 2008, and the work of the MMPC. Bio Study:  Field work, for the Updated Biological Resources Study requested by the owner of More Mesa, began in May of…