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Nonprofit raises transparency questions over Prop 70 dairy site sale and city's development plans

Ontario City Council · May 9, 2026
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Summary

The executive director of a regional agricultural land nonprofit told the council that county minutes show a Prop 70 dairy site (approx. 74 acres) proposed for sale to the city, and he warned of missing steps and limited transparency if the city then resells the land to developers.

Randy Beckendam, executive director of the Southern California Agricultural Land Foundation, read from county board minutes describing disposal of a Prop 70 dairy site of about 74 acres and said the county proposes to sell that site to the City of Ontario. He told the council he expected the city to pay market value — which he estimated at…

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