Ballot Measure to Decide Fate of Controversial Development Project in Orange

A tractor drives by a sign that urges voters to vote no on Measure AA, in front of a house in Orange, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

ORANGE, Calif.—A ballot measure in Orange, California, represents the culmination of a heated, more-than-decade-long fight over a parcel of land.

Voters in the city will be asked in November to decide the fate of 110 acres along Santiago Canyon Road. A gravel mining operation currently takes up most of it—about 90 acres—and some residents complain it kicks up dust and has impacted air quality and health.