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If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.A proposal to build housing along the north shore of Big Bear Lake is moving forward, despite some community concerns it could harm rare plants and wildlife in the area, including the bald eagles who nest less than a mile away.Moon Camp’s design was first drafted decades ago, but since then, the project has faced harsh criticism and legal challenges from environmental organizations, including, which runs a popular YouTube livestream of a bald eagle nest overlooking the lake. Spectators watch as the resident eagle couple, named Jackie and Shadow, lay eggs and care for any eaglets that hatch each year.On Tuesday, about a half-dozen people spoke against the project, including Sandy Steers, the executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, who said she was representing the organization’s more than 2.5 million online followers and 17,000 members. Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, spoke against the Moon Camp project during the the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meeting.“ I urge you to, for once, support the environment that actually brings the tourists and funds both Big Bear Valley and county of San Bernardino,” Steers said during the meeting. “I ask you to pay attention to the wildlife, species, and environment that really count.”The more than 62-acre Moon Camp project would include 50 lots for custom homes and a marina with 55 boat slips in the unincorporated community of Fawnskin, according to county documents.As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone. Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us. We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community. Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.Big Bear housing project proposal reignites habitat concerns among bald eagle fans If approved, the more than 62-acre project would include 50 housing lots and a marina less than a mile from Jackie and Shadow's famous nest overlooking the lake.The U.S. Supreme Court lifted limits on immigration sweeps in Southern California, overturning a lower court ruling that prohibited agents from stopping people based on their appearance.Judge rules against Huntington Beach in latest battle over library 'culture wars' Censorship has long been controversial. But lately, the issue of who does and doesn’t have the right to restrict kids’ access to books has been heating up across the country in the so-called culture wars.Transportation and MobilityClimate and EnvironmentMonarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.Which schools get to have crossing guards? Here’s how LA is changing the system LA’s legal cannabis owners say multi-million dollar program to give them a hand up, instead left ‘complete debt and devastation’
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