Condor Series 2009 (part 3 of 3): California Condors in Peril: Is ‘Tejon Preserve’ Just a PR Smokescreen?

The Kern County Planning Commission has approved development plans for an exclusive gated community featuring luxury homes, golf courses, and hotels in the middle of designated California condor habitat. Thanks to an elaborate marketing and PR campaign by Tejon Ranch Company (TRC), a massive development project in the heart of California condor habitat has been given the green light by the Kern County Planning Commission. ‘Tejon Preserve’ – a PR smokescreen? It appears that Tejon Preserve is essentially TRC’s mandatory […]