Preserve Calavera announced Tuesday it has settled its lawsuit over the Tierra Norte project, a plan to build up to 400 homes on land historically used to grow strawberries and tomatoes in Oceanside. 'The agreement focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of this housing project within the city of Oceanside and on its adjacent neighbors,' said Diane Nygaard, president of Preserve Calavera, in a written statement.
7 acres and has been home to an agricultural packing warehouse since the 1960s, with administrative offices added later. The larger parcel is 15.9 acres, more than 75 percent of which is still used for farming. The land is owned by Jay Kawano of So. Cal. Ag. Properties, Inc., and the Nagata Brothers, two longtime North County farming families. An email sent to Neil Nagata, one of the owners, was not immediately returned.