Eagle Valley

A proposal to extend the city's boundaries well to the southeast faced a possible setback Thursday after a Riverside County report concluded the area is still ill-equipped for a massive housing development on the site. The city of Corona, along with an Orange-based development company, had proposed the annexation of more than 2,600 acres in unincorporated Eagle Valley to clear the way for the construction of 3,000 homes, condominiums and apartments.

Riverside County's Local Agency Formation Commission approved the annexation of about 2,600 acres to Corona that will extend the city's boundaries well to the southeast. But the annexation of Eagle Valley will go into effect only when the unincorporated community of El Cerrito files an annexation petition of its own, a process that could take six months.

The days of soaring are over for the big caged birds of Eagle Valley. On damaged wings they hop awkwardly from roost to roost and look out over the bluffs along the Mississippi River, a flyway for hundreds of their healthy brethren. The wounded bald eagles of Eagle Valley are part of a nationwide drive to keep the national symbol flying, a campaign that appears to be succeeding.

Viewed from the south, the parched slopes of the San Rafael Hills rising above Eagle Rock present an image so stark and unspoiled that it could easily be perceived as the beginning of the wilderness. Forget for the moment that it is merely a fragile illusion. That barely hidden on the other side of the crest are the rooftops of houses lining the wooded, winding streets of Glendale's Glenoaks Canyon.

Riverside County's Local Agency Formation Commission approved the annexation of about 2,600 acres to Corona that will extend the city's boundaries well to the southeast. But the annexation of Eagle Valley will go into effect only when the unincorporated community of El Cerrito files an annexation petition of its own, a process that could take six months.

It may not be all that far from the city, but Eagle Valley remains a bucolic reminder of the way life used to be around these parts, before bulldozers and builders arrived in force. The 1,105-acre parcel is just 10 minutes from downtown Corona, yet it is largely uninhabited and secluded--and nearby residents want it to stay that way.

Viewed from the south, the parched slopes of the San Rafael Hills rising above Eagle Rock present an image so stark and unspoiled that it could easily be perceived as the beginning of the wilderness. Forget for the moment that it is merely a fragile illusion. That barely hidden on the other side of the crest are the rooftops of houses lining the wooded, winding streets of Glendale's Glenoaks Canyon.

Fourteen months after a 19-year-old hotel worker accused basketball superstar Kobe Bryant of rape, the charges against him were suddenly dropped Wednesday, just days before his trial was to begin. Eagle County Dist. Atty. Mark Hurlbert said the prosecution could not proceed because the woman "has indicated her unwillingness to go forward."

Residents in the western part of the county who receive water from Western Municipal Water District or Eastern Municipal Water District may notice a slight change in the taste or odor of their water from Monday through Sept. 7 because of a temporary change in the disinfection process, water officials said.

A controversial expansion of the city's eastern boundaries has led to a proposal that could ultimately extend Corona's reach thousands of acres farther to the south and east. Los Angeles-based SIC Corp. has proposed enlarging Corona's "sphere of influence" to include nearly 5,000 acres south of Cajalco Road and east to the shore of Lake Mathews.

A proposal to extend the city's boundaries well to the southeast faced a possible setback Thursday after a Riverside County report concluded the area is still ill-equipped for a massive housing development on the site. The city of Corona, along with an Orange-based development company, had proposed the annexation of more than 2,600 acres in unincorporated Eagle Valley to clear the way for the construction of 3,000 homes, condominiums and apartments.

It may not be all that far from the city, but Eagle Valley remains a bucolic reminder of the way life used to be around these parts, before bulldozers and builders arrived in force. The 1,105-acre parcel is just 10 minutes from downtown Corona, yet it is largely uninhabited and secluded--and nearby residents want it to stay that way.

The days of soaring are over for the big caged birds of Eagle Valley. On damaged wings they hop awkwardly from roost to roost and look out over the bluffs along the Mississippi River, a flyway for hundreds of their healthy brethren. The wounded bald eagles of Eagle Valley are part of a nationwide drive to keep the national symbol flying, a campaign that appears to be succeeding.

San Diego State, ranked 16th in the NCAA, shut out Fresno State, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference women's tennis championships Thursday in Ojai. Kristin Hill, ranked No. 66 in the nation, led SDSU by defeating the Bulldogs' Jandrea Ouwendjik, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). The Aztecs advance to the semifinals today against No. 4-seeded UC Irvine, which defeated Pacific, 5-4. In the other semifinal, UC Santa Barbara (No. 2 seed) will play the University of Nevada Las Vegas (3)

For more than a century, mining companies could declare much of the mountainous and largely uninhabited Temescal Valley their own. The sand, gravel, tin and clay mining operations had gone about their business without the burden of government restrictions and the worry of having residents just next door.