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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2002

"Does Orange County need another 2,500 homes near Turtle Rock?

Absolutely. How else are we going to fill up the San Joaquin Hills toll road or the parking lots at Fashion Island?

If that's not a good-enough reason for you, there's not much more I can say. Recently, however, an unexpected element was added to the mix.

A small wall carving--clearly the relic of the ancient Indian civilization that inhabited the area--has been found on land that would be bulldozed for modern-day development.

That has led to this seeming mismatch: local American Indian groups that say the carvings are part of a sacred heritage versus the Irvine Co. landowner, which views building new homes as part of a sacred heritage. . ."

Get the Story:
Dana Parsons: Will Irvine Co.'s Sacred Heritage Trump Native Americans'? (The Los Angeles Times 1/23)