OC shuts down appeal against Trabuco Canyon housing project dating back nearly 50 years 

Orange County officials are letting a long-simmering housing proposal in Trabuco Canyon move forward after tossing out a last-ditch appeal from residents and conservation groups. On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to deny an appeal challenging Saddleback Meadows, a 181-home development planned on 222 acres near the intersection of Live Oak Canyon Road and El Toro Road intersection, the Orange County Register reported. The decision effectively clears the way for a project that has been mired in revisions, lawsuits and community opposition for more than four decades. Lawyers for the Saddleback Canyons Conservancy and Rural Canyons […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.