The World Logistics Center is one of the largest warehouse complexes ever proposed in California. It would add over 14,000 truck trips each day, transporting goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the City of Moreno Valley, often on two-lane roads. In 2021, a coalition of environmental groups prevailed in CEQA litigation, winning a landmark settlement securing nearly $50 million in mitigation and other commitments to protect the affected community.
Earlier CEQA actions filed against the project by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and Riverside County led to separate settlement agreements requiring the developer to provide mitigation for the project’s air quality and transportation impacts. The development can happen, but the community must be protected.