Endangered Habitats League

San Marcos, Valley Center December 25, 2025

Harmony Grove story, nothing to do with Jimmy Breslin

Following the October approval of the Harmony Grove Village South (HGVS) project by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, the Elfin Forest / Harmony Grove Town Council and the Endangered Habitats League have filed a lawsuit challenging the County’s decision, citing serious wildfire safety risks and violations of state and local law. The approved project would allow more than 450 homes to be built…

San Marcos December 5, 2022

Opening the Golden Door for San Marcos open space

The battle to protect nearly 2,000 acres in San Diego’s North County from development appears over. Two years after voters approved ballot Measure B to block construction of the controversial Newland Sierra housing project previously approved by San Diego’s Board of Supervisors, one of the project’s leading opponents, Golden Door spa, has acquired the property to preserve it as open space and wildlife habitat for…

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