Tribe urges halt after remains found at Poway construction site

Tribe urges halt after remains found at Poway construction site

The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians is calling for a temporary halt to a housing development in Poway after possible Indigenous remains were uncovered at the site, raising concerns about disturbing ancestral burial grounds. The discoveries were made at the Hidden Valley Ranch development in October of last year and again last month. Shea Homes is building 40 homes across 420 acres in Poway. The project has been planned for more than 20 years…

North County Tribe Demands Halt to Poway Housing Development After 3 Burial Sites Found

Tribe Never Consulted During Planning for Hidden Valley Ranch Housing Project by Katie Futterman / inewsource / March 29, 2026 Tribal leaders have found human remains and evidence of a burial site – first in October and twice this March – at the construction site of a housing development first approved in Poway over 20 years ago. The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians is calling on the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop work on a…