Category Archives: Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance

BAD NEWS: CA. SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO HEAR JOSHUA TREE’S CASE AGAINST DOLLAR GENERAL

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Jay Babcock

David Fick of the Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance posted on Facebook: Late today, Friday October 14th, the JT BA has been notified by our legal representation that the State Supreme Court has Denied our Petition for Review of the … Continue reading →

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JTDBA OFFICIALLY PETITIONS CA. STATE SUPREME COURT TO STOP DOLLAR GENERAL

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Jay Babcock

The State Supreme Court will decide sometime in the next 60 days whether it will accept the case. From the Hi-Desert Star… DOLLAR GENERAL FIGHT NOT OVER IN JOSHUA TREE Friday, August 26, 2016 6:47 pm By Leah Sanson, Hi-Desert … Continue reading →

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JTDBA PETITIONING STATE SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE AGAINST DOLLAR GENERAL IN JOSHUA TREE

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Jay Babcock

Big news! In mid-June, the pro-Dollar General side won an Appellate Court ruling against the Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance [JTDBA], a grassroots group of Joshua Tree residents, friends and neighbors who have been fighting Dollar General’s plan to locate … Continue reading →

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JOSHUA TREE VERSUS DOLLAR GENERAL: IT AIN’T OVER YET

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Jay Babcock

Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance member Celeste Doyle has posted an update on the situation on Facebook: The recent ruling is bad news. Our only option to keep this litigation alive is to file a Petition for Supreme Court review. … Continue reading →

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VERY BAD NEWS: JOSHUA TREE LOSES TO DOLLAR GENERAL FORCES AT STATE COURT OF APPEAL

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Jay Babcock

6/25/2016 UPDATE Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance member Celeste Doyle has posted an update on the situation on Facebook: The recent ruling is bad news. Our only option to keep this litigation alive is to file a Petition for Supreme … Continue reading →

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NEXT COURT DATE IN DOLLAR GENERAL BATTLE SET FOR JUNE 6, 2016 IN RIVERSIDE

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Jay Babcock

From longtime local activist and Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance (JDTBA) member David Fick: The Oral Arguments to the Dynamic Development (and San Bernardino County) vs JT DBA are Monday, June 6, 2016 8:30 AM at the Fourth District State … Continue reading →

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NEVERENDING BATTLE AGAINST DOLLAR GENERAL – UPDATE

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Jay Babcock

It’s now four years since this battle begun, and we’re still winning. Last year, the Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance won its case against Dollar General’s developers in CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) court. The Dollar General developers have appealed … Continue reading →

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BATTLE AGAINST DOLLAR GENERAL – UPDATE

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Jay Babcock

We’re headed into 2016, over four years since this battle begun, and we’re still winning. Here’s the latest from local radio station 107.7: BATTLE LINES UNCLEAR IN JOSHUA TREE DOLLAR GENERAL DISPUTE November 17th, 2015 The effort to stop the … Continue reading →

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UPDATE ON JOSHUA TREE’S BATTLE AGAINST DOLLAR GENERAL

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Jay Babcock

Joshua Tree’s battle to keep Dollar General from opening a store here has been going on since 2011. Here’s the latest, as we understand it: 1. Dollar General has appealed the Joshua Tree Downtown Business Alliance‘s win in CEQA court … Continue reading →

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BUY A T-SHIRT, ALL PROCEEDS GO TO KEEP DOLLAR GENERAL OUT OF JOSHUA TREE

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Jay Babcock

All proceeds from the next 50 sales of this Men’s Large ‘Defend Joshua Tree’ T-shirt go to the continuing effort to keep Dollar General out of beautiful Joshua Tree! Help courageous Joshua Tree residents pay the legal fees in this … Continue reading →

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