A sand mining company recently hit the city of San Diego with a lawsuit alleging the release of six billion gallons of water from the El Capitan Dam and Reservoir in 2023 “without notice” stymied plans for its Lakeside property.

Our Tigist Layne reveals that the El Monte Nature Preserve – represented by an attorney who once led a notorious legal fight against the city that spanned two decades – is demanding $300 million from the city, citing damages and negligence.

The original plan: The company hoped to extract sand and, after it was done, turn the area into a nature preserve. In its lawsuit, the company argues it can no longer extract sand from the property because there’s now too much water below it. And the city bars sand mining below the water table.

The city is denying those claim

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