Lisa Ross

March 28, 2026 by Lisa Ross Called the “devils rope” by the indigenous peoples populating the Western Prairies, few inventions served to establish the property ownership economy than barbed wire, and with it, the near extinction of wildlife like the bison, bringing catastrophic consequences for native cultures. In its modern version, the giant coiled steel concertina wire, known as razor wire because of its deadly spikes, is fast becoming emblematic of the U.S./Mexico borderl

by Lisa Ross, Josh Chatten-Brown and Peter Andersen San Diego Union Tribune February 24, 2023 San Diegans deserve sensible housing that offers protection from wildfires, traffic gridlock and the ravages of climate change. Sierra Club San Diego favors smart and affordable housing, and we are proud of our record supporting sensible development designed to ensure the health and safety of future residents and existing neighborhoods. This includes San Diego State University’s Miss

by Lisa Ross San Diego Union Tribune January 22, 2026 The latest chapter in the city of San Diego’s woeful public lands playbook would be farcical if it wasn’t so tragically misguided by the latest failure to properly manage the city’s open space in the San Dieguito River Valley basin for the public’s benefit. The plot twist delivered in October centers on the City Council’s approval of a new exclusive lease concocted by the city attorney worth millions to a private nonprofi

by Lisa Ross Times of San Diego November 15, 2024 “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more…” — Henry V, Act III As the winds of war on the environment stir ominously on the horizon, we at the San Diego Chapter of Sierra Club stand at the ready to defend our hard-fought gains on behalf of habitat preservation, environmental justice, and climate action as we have before throughout our 76-year history. There is some solace in that there have been significant guardr

"Act would create a hole in National Environmental Policy Act regulations big enough for a logging truck to drive through"

BY LISA ROSS San Diego Union-Tribune AUG. 27, 2020 6:31 PM PT “Ya been took! Ya been hoodwinked! Bamboozled! Led astray!” So says Malcolm...

Donald J. Trump’s billionaire boys’ club economic team, charged with saving the working class, has but one academic economist outlier:...

Anne Harvey, the soft-spoken and insistent conscience for open space preservation and sound urban planning, retired from the Carmel...

The San Diego City Council made a mockery of the city’s planning process when it approved the controversial One Paseo project this week...

A community’s character is its future, reputation and way of life. In recent well-publicized dust-ups, from Barrio Logan to Clairemont,...