The state attorney general is accusing Poway of violating the California Environmental Quality Act by allowing dozens of new homes to be built on a sacred tribal site without sufficient review.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the city Monday in San Diego County Superior Court over environmental concerns regarding the Hidden Valley Ranch development, where the remains of three indigenous ancestors were found hundreds of feet apart this year.
“Project development, environmental compliance, and appropriate community consultation should go hand-in-hand,” Bonta said in a statement announcing the 31-page lawsuit. “The discovery of an apparent burial site that served as a final resting place for some of California’s first inhabitants warrants appropriate caution and respect.”…