Hundreds oppose plans for warehouses and business park in Southern California

City Council to vote on specific plan, zoning changes and environmental documents on Tuesday, March 1

Members of the Southern California Agricultural Land Foundation stand near a piece of property near the corner of Eucalyptus and Bon View avenues in Ontario on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. The group is trying to stop the city from rezoning the area to a business park and industrial use from its current zoning of low-medium density residential and business park. The item comes before the Ontario City Council on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Hundreds of people are voicing their opposition to a specific plan that would pave the way for a warehouse and logistics center on former agricultural land in south Ontario.

A petition with 952 names was submitted to the Ontario City Clerk on Monday, Feb. 28, in advance of a City Council meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, when the matter is scheduled for a vote.

“We are trying to build a coalition to help our region put a pause on this process,” said Susan Phillips, professor of environmental analysis and director of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College.

“We want the city to take stock of the environmental cost to this,” Phillips added, “and the cost to human health as well as the increase in traffic.”