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Developer Sues Activists for Trespassing at L.A. Housing Site

Group looks for endangered species at 300-acre Canyon Hills project.

By Jack Rogers | December 27, 2024 at 08:13 AM

A developer aiming to transform a 300-acre site in the Verdugo Mountains into a luxury housing development is suing a group of activists for trespassing onto the property. The group says it is gathering evidence that the land should be preserved to protect endangered species.

Nevada-based Whitebird plans to build 221 homes on a rugged hillside in the Sunland-Tujunga neighborhood on the northern edge of Los Angeles. The development was originally approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2005 and has a 20-year window of completion that runs through October 2026.

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