My bill will allow the Coastal Commission to fine violators who ignore orders to comply with the law in much the same way as other environmental agencies such as the state Water Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Stop the Coastal Commission Power Grab.
The Senate will vote on Aug 30 AB 976 this Friday.
Urge your Senator to VOTE NO ON AB 976.
SANTA CRUZ — The state Coastal Commission is drawing a line over 10,000 cubic yards of sand, a potential wrinkle for long-planned improvements at Twin Lakes State Beach.
The County of Santa Cruz Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider amendments to the County’s coastal regulations to make chapter 13.20 consistent with the Coastal Act, the Public Resources Code, and the County’s certified Land Use Plan.
AB 976 will give the California Coastal Commission (CCC) the “right to be the cop on the beat, prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner” according to John Gamper of the California Farm Bureau.
In a little-known wrinkle of state law, the California Coastal Commission, which brokered the settlement with Parker, has no authority to issue fines when people block access to public beaches, destroy wetlands or build coastal homes without permits.
The public agency that oversees Privates Beach has a history of questionable finances and poor management, including not being able to locate its own bylaws, according to audits reviewed by the Sentinel.
Most of all, I’m proud to have been “unreasonable” and “uncompromising” in defense of the California Coast.
Solana Beach property owners have every right to be furious over a land-use plan, 13 years in the making, that the North County coastal town’s City Council approved May 22.
Stone’s bill to require Coastal Act fixes as a condition of new permits was killed, though another, by Majority Leader Toni Atkins, allowing the Coastal Commission to issue fines was approved.