The view from atop Fanita Ranch is nearly 360 degrees of rolling hills and chaparral-covered canyons, with only a few homes visible in the distant southwest.
"The fire was moving like a freight train," Collinsworth, a 63-year-old former wildland firefighter, said on a recent 97 Fahrenheit afternoon, pointing toward the undeveloped scrubland northeast of Santee, his home since childhood.wants to build nearly 3,000 homes on Fanita Ranch, increasing Santee's population of 60,000 by perhaps another 10,000 people.
"We are providing somewhere for people to sleep at night. And they're trying to stop us," O'Connor said. The Center for Biological Diversity's legal line of attack, rooted in provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, has become increasingly effective since the 2018 Camp Fire destroyed 11,000 homes in Paradise, California. Some of theThe center has been instrumental in stopping four proposals for a total of more than 25,000 homes in recent years.
"Paradise was certainly a moment of reckoning," said Peter Broderick, senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, who believes the escalating size and intensity of wildfires has contributed to public skepticism about building in fire-prone areas, and a sustained drought has only added to concern.
As they watch the lawsuits gain momentum, builders say they are designing fire-resistant homes, wider roads for evacuation, and larger fire breaks. In addition to the lawsuit, Preserve Wild Santee is hoping the voters will reject the development once and for all in a referendum set for the November ballot.
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