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Loral Maldonado and David Hillman, longtime residents of the Orange Park Acres neighborhood of Orange, Calif., look over a swath of land that’s part of a development proposal, on Sept. 10, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
ORANGE, Calif.—Real estate management company Milan Capital bought 110 acres in Orange, California, banking on being able to turn what is currently a giant gravel pit into a housing development.
Milan’s desire to develop has met with the cold shoulder, despite promises to dedicate 70 acres to open space for public use.
Chris Karr is a California-based reporter for the The Epoch Times. He has been writing for 20 years. His articles, features, reviews, interviews, and essays have been published in a variety of online periodicals.