Conservation Victory for the California Gnatcatcher in the West Coyote Hills, City of Fullerton
September 14, 2012Blue-gray gnatcatcher, a closely related species to the California gnatcatcher. Photo credit: Becky Matsubara, Flickr, CC BY 2.0
Voters in Fullerton pass a referendum, drafted by the firm, that overturns the City’s approval of a development agreement for a sprawling subdivision in the West Coyote Hills, home to the threatened California gnatcatcher. Following subsequent litigation filed by the firm challenging the revised project, the City acquires half of the site for parkland. (Friends of Coyote Hills v. City of Fullerton (2012).)