Hello all! The Friends of Redlands Committee is still alive and well. We are fulfilling our mandate to keep you informed and up to date on city actions and working to Save Redlands from high rises, density, traffic and congestion. Over the past two months we have filed three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. …
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Friends of Redlands is planning ahead for the battle with the city to get our Citizen’s Initiative approved by the voters next November. We want to expand our list of supporters so we can inform more Redlanders on what FOR is doing and the latest actions by the city. WE NEED YOUR HELP! If …
An apartment complex with parking garage in Riverside, CA. An indicator of what is coming to Redlands.
A Monolith
Pam, one of our supporters, suggested that Friends of Redlands visit an apartment and parking garage development at the corner of Iowa and University in Riverside. Although this is a huge complex it is an indicator of what is coming to Redlands. Worth a look! Have you seen the new parking garage on Stuart next …
Planned multi-modal Redlands Blvd near downtown.
Revisiting Measure G: Development in the time of Covid
People in Redlands have not forgotten about Measure G, which our city council unanimously supported. Here’s a great letter from a Redlands resident that recently appeared in the Redlands Community News: With another election date drawing near, it is more important than ever to revisit the former Measure G, which was so soundly defeated by …
A train departs the station.
FOR’s Recommendations for Transit Villages EIR
Friends of Redlands sent suggestions to the City regarding the Environmental Impact Report for the proposed “transit villages” around the 3 Redlands stations serving the train to San Bernardino. Here are our suggestions: Provide for increased policing and fire protection in proportion to the expected future increase in population due to apartment living, and to …
"Transit Village" housing in Montclair, CA.
Know Your Housing
The state legislature of California has passed a lot of housing bills you should know about. Here’s a short summary of the most important ones. These laws parallel Measure G. They essentially take away local control over cities, neighborhoods, and housing. They will affect housing values, water usage, sanitation systems, traffic, parking, security and established …