tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45379992453346372742012-02-16T18:40:23.233-08:00Gregory Canyon Landfill NewsGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-83010661643760330612011-10-10T11:53:00.000-07:002011-10-10T11:53:20.640-07:00Breaking: Governor Brown Vetoes SB 833 <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 502 2867 Rose & Kindel 23 5 3520 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->
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font-family:"Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-29060760843287200372011-08-05T17:02:00.000-07:002011-08-05T17:12:53.260-07:00San Diego County Department of Environmental Health issues Solid Waste Facility Permit to Gregory Canyon LandfillView the Decision Document here: Solid Waste Facility PermitGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-80612963162980374402011-08-05T16:31:00.000-07:002011-08-05T17:04:15.440-07:00Oceanside City Councilmember Gary Felien: Oceanside stands against special interestNorth County Times Forum
By: Oceanside City Councilmember Gary FelienAugust 2, 2011
At our last meeting, three members of the Oceanside City Council took a stand against powerful special interests and stood up to protect the will of the people.
On July 6, the Oceanside City Council voted 3-2 to oppose SB 833 by Sen. Juan Vargas (D-San Diego), taking an official stand against unnecessary and Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-3462927138403514542011-07-28T14:23:00.000-07:002011-07-28T14:26:04.894-07:00Oceanside City Council Adopts Resolution Opposing SB 833Resolution describes SB 833 (Vargas) as "classic pay to play legislation"
View it hereGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-87735731366494146252011-07-15T17:31:00.000-07:002011-08-31T16:33:17.989-07:00Gregory Canyon Landfill wins state approvalLong way still to go before construction might start
By J. Harry Jones
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July 15, 2011
NORTH COUNTY — A state agency that oversees trash dumps has agreed with San Diego County that a critical permit needed to build the Gregory Canyon landfill in rural North County should be issued.
The decision, released Friday afternoon by Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-42553574407416350212011-07-08T17:56:00.000-07:002011-07-18T10:32:36.387-07:00CalRecycle Issues Staff Recommendation Regarding Gregory Canyon Solid Waste Facility PermitCalRecycle staff recommends that the Acting Director consider the FEIR and RFEIR and other environmental documents, adopt the LEA’s findings respecting the project’s significant impacts as the Department’s own, adopt the LEA’s Statement of Overriding Considerations as the Department’s own and concur in the proposed solid waste facilities permit.
Click to read the full report: CalRecycle Staff Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-59617886285198323282011-06-23T13:58:00.000-07:002011-07-18T12:32:27.219-07:00Gregory Canyon Landfill challenge dismissedSan Diego Union Tribune June 22, 2011
PALA — A state agency has dismissed a challenge made by opponents of the long-sought Gregory Canyon landfill in rural North County, saying that a recent decision to recommend the issuance of a Solid Waste Permit by San Diego County was based on a sound and legally complete application.
That recommendation must still be approved by Cal Recycle, the state Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-4098111617886214382011-06-22T11:39:00.000-07:002011-06-22T11:39:39.866-07:00State Agency Decision Favors Gregory Canyon Landfill PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2011 <!--EndFragment-->
State Agency Decision Favors Gregory Canyon Landfill
CalRecycle Declares Landfill Permit to be “Complete and Correct” <!--EndFragment-->
San Diego, CA- The Gregory Canyon Landfill project cleared another regulatory hurdle when the California Department of Resources Recycling and Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-16093191546879342752011-06-21T14:29:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:29:38.523-07:00Dan Walters: Legislature blithely interferes with local decision-makingDan Walters, Sacramento BeeJune 3, 2011 Page 3A
While state legislators pay lip service to local decision-making, they also claim a divine right to intervene in local conflicts by siding with one faction or the other, even when it means overturning ordinary governmental and legal processes.
Sen. Juan Vargas, who made it back into the Legislature last year by the skin of his teeth, embraces that Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-29308541135312709032011-05-19T07:16:00.000-07:002011-05-19T07:16:56.814-07:00Gregory Canyon landfill wins county approvalStory by J. Harry JonesOriginally published May 13, 2011 at 11:42a.m., updated May 13, 2011 at 07:12p.m.
PALA — A long-sought permit to build a landfill in Gregory Canyon near Pala in rural North County has been approved by the county.
The decision by the county Department of Environmental Health, the agency charged with granting solid-waste permits, culminates an eight-year effort to obtain Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-74448653145282569362011-05-19T07:15:00.000-07:002011-05-19T07:15:00.705-07:00Sen. Vargas attempts a landfill end run<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-90664276439943616092011-04-14T08:05:00.000-07:002011-04-14T08:08:15.638-07:00Crash tax, Escondido cuts, Grantville, disabled parking, Oceanside raises, landfillBy Union-Tribune Thursday, March 31, 2011
Crash cost recovery hardly double taxation“Vista halts plans for crash tax” (SignOn San Diego, March 23) shows how a campaign by an insurers group has successfully made the issue politically toxic.
Everyone seems to accept the cost recovery as double taxation argument being promoted by an insurers association. Yet anyone who knows Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-43403023565366364092011-02-25T14:12:00.000-08:002011-02-25T14:12:58.866-08:00Talking trashBY UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARDTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011 AT MIDNIGHT
North County seemingly has everything going for it, from microclimates to a variety of ways to enjoy its quality of life. What it doesn’t have is a place to dispose of its own trash. North County trash is trucked just about everywhere – to Orange and Ventura counties, Arizona and Otay Mesa in South County.
A mere two decades Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-20043404326086107552011-02-07T10:47:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:47:30.944-08:00Gregory Canyon Update - Solid Waste Facility Permit<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-51125271464021020082011-02-07T10:17:00.001-08:002011-02-07T10:45:07.535-08:00The Gregory Canyon project is much neededBy Dede Alpert, Lucy Killea and Julie Meier Wright (San Diego Union Tribune)
For nearly two decades, there has been talk of building a 183-acre dump about 3.5 miles east of Interstate 15, just south of state Route 76. Opponents include the nearby Pala Indians and others worried about long-term effects on the San Luis Rey River and its tributaries. The project remains in the midst of the Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-55457623483001736912011-02-07T10:16:00.001-08:002011-02-07T10:44:29.136-08:00Gregory Canyon Faces Possible DelayBy J. Harry Jones
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
February 1, 2008
Development of the long-planned and highly litigated Gregory Canyon landfill could be delayed once again by a court decision.
In a tentative decision issued this week, Vista Superior Court Judge Robert Dahlquist ruled that a revised environmental report, which must be completed before developers can seekGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-6141121339486436302011-02-07T10:15:00.001-08:002011-02-07T10:43:47.911-08:00New Rules Bar "E-Waste" From State LandfillsSan Diego Union Tribune
By Jonathan SidenerSTAFF WRITERJanuary 22, 2006
Don't throw away that dead battery, old cell phone or broken digital camera. As of Feb. 9, it will be illegal to send household electronic waste – e-waste – to California landfills.
Batteries and consumer electronics, along with fluorescent bulbs and thermostats, contain low levels of hazardous metals such as lead, mercury,Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-7947785928207909392011-02-07T10:14:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:43:04.124-08:00Trash News You Can Really UseSee this instyle article by the San Diego Union Tribune: instyle.pdfGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-71262986189621453782011-02-07T10:11:00.003-08:002011-02-07T10:42:35.071-08:00Gregory Canyon landfill effort inches alongNCTimes.comBy: TOM PFINGSTEN - Staff Writer
FALLBROOK ---- The Gregory Canyon landfill project took another step forward recently when an agency governing water quality in the region deemed as complete the landfill's application for a major permit.
In a letter dated March 1, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board told Gregory Canyon Ltd. owner Richard Chase that his application Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-69067826937310356862011-02-07T10:11:00.001-08:002011-02-07T10:41:58.768-08:00Gregory Canyon construction may begin in the fallNCTimes.com
By: TOM PFINGSTEN - Staff Writer
FALLBROOK ---- The Gregory Canyon landfill near the Pala Indian Reservation needs only a few more permits before construction begins, perhaps as early as this fall, a spokesman for the group that wants to build the dump said Thursday.
With the approval of its major operating permit on Dec. 22, Gregory Canyon Ltd., the group that has struggled for Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-73104722205242708432011-02-07T10:10:00.001-08:002011-02-07T10:41:18.871-08:00Gregory Canyon gets boost from state boardNCTimes.com
By: TOM PFINGSTEN - Staff Writer The California Integrated Waste Management Board narrowly approved a solid-waste permit for the Gregory Canyon dump Tuesday, effectively removing the last major hurdle in the development of the long-contested landfill.
For opponents of the facility, who are concerned about traffic, noise and pollution at Gregory Canyon, theGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-65642052621629701912011-02-07T10:09:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:39:28.168-08:00Landfill project advancesState panel approves Gregory Canyon permitBy Bill Ainsworth
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER December 15, 2004
SACRAMENTO – A permit for the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill was approved by the state's Integrated Waste Management Board yesterday, eliminating a major hurdle for the project. A 3-2 majority of the voting board members, after hearing three hours of testimony, agreed that the Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-90353666673057058642011-02-07T10:06:00.001-08:002011-02-07T10:38:59.150-08:00Judge rejects landfill suit as prematureBy John Berhman
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER December 4, 2004
VISTA – In a tentative ruling, a judge has thrown out most of a lawsuit challenging the county's decision to grant a permit for the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill in Pala.
Superior Court Judge Michael Anello concluded that the lawsuit was premature and that the attorney representing the Pala Band of Mission Indians Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-32248781408584048222011-02-07T10:05:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:38:31.914-08:00No on Prop. B...means handling North County trash sensiblyOctober 31, 2004UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
Let's talk trash. Each year North County has about a million tons of it, all of which must be trucked to distant landfills. For several years now, those tons have gone to East County, South County, Orange County, Ventura County – anywhere but North County. Yet the newest rumor raised in support of Proposition B, the ballot measure to stop a North County Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-13071242615796048362011-01-31T20:34:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:36:08.852-08:00Political Lunacy - Carl Luna's observations on California politicsUNION-TRIBUNEOctober 17, 2004Local ballot propositions from A to Zzzzz
With Proposition B, county voters get to deal with Gumby's mean kid brother, NIMBY (e.g. Not In My Back Yard). Supporters of Proposition B argue that continuing with plans to put a landfill in Gregory Canyon – plans that voters approved by 70 percent a decade ago – will diminish their quality of life. Opponents argue the onlyGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-21824154997149864632011-01-31T20:31:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:32:01.480-08:00Letters to the editorUNION-TRIBUNE
October 10, 2004
Common sense tells us that we must 'own up' to our disposable way of life. It seems hypocritical that those who support Proposition B, which halts the development of a regulated, safe, landfill and recycling center in North County, are the very same folks who own a gambling casino that generates tons upon tons of garbage each year. I am thankful to Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-49319051077072410112011-01-31T20:30:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:31:00.636-08:00Landfill fight a costly proposition | Pala Band opposes Gregory Canyon site; [2,6,7 Edition]
Elizabeth Fitzsimons. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Oct 8, 2004. pg. B.3
Companies: Gregory Canyon Ltd
Author(s): Elizabeth Fitzsimons
Column Name: ELECTION 2004
Section: LOCAL
Publication title: The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Oct 8, 2004. pg. B.3
Source type: Newspaper
ProQuest Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-13147715094796271812011-01-31T20:29:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:28:57.117-08:00San Diego needs Gregory Canyon landfillUNION-TRIBUNE
October 7, 2004
A decade ago San Diego County voters approved, by more than a 2-to-1 margin, the Gregory Canyon Landfill near Pala. The project was sorely needed then. Today, after 10 years of rapid population growth in North County, it is needed even more because the area's only landfill has been closed, forcing smoke-belching trash trucks to travel long Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-27264087053426236402011-01-31T20:28:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:28:19.767-08:00Fight over landfill may boil down to water fearsBy Elizabeth Fitzsimons
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 28, 2004
PALA – People have been fighting against a landfill in Gregory Canyon since the county first proposed putting one there 15 years ago.
Opponents, now led by the Pala Band of Mission Indians, have raised one argument after another for why the canyon was ill-suited for a dump.
There were the garbage trucks on a two-lane Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-85287096166405488142011-01-31T20:26:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:25:32.708-08:00Debate over Gregory Canyon landfill focuses attention on county waste disposalBy: Anne Riley Katz - Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO ---- Does San Diego County need another place to dump its trash? The developer who has spent the last 10 years trying to put a landfill in rural North County says "yes."
An analysis of the space available at the region's five trash facilities suggests there is still room to grow, but the question is, for how long? The county estimates the region's Gregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537999245334637274.post-35474637612462683432011-01-31T20:24:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:19:48.099-08:00Proper disposalVote against Prop. B and for the landfill
Union Tribune Editorial
August 28, 2004 It should go without saying that public officials, elected and otherwise, aren't in the business of poisoning the public water supply, if for no reason other than that they drink it, cook with it and bathe in it, too.
But apparently it does need saying about the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill, now the subject ofGregory Canyon Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12713054287513567290noreply@blogger.com0