See the following link for the California Coastal Commission Public Notice regarding:
Public Workshop: Local Government Officials and Coastal Commissioners will discuss Improving the Local Coastal Planning Process
http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2009/8/W3-8-2009-a2.pdf
The following web address provides important information regarding the subject bill.
www.ab226.com
These bills, if enacted, would enable the California Coastal Commission to unilaterally declare a violation of the Coastal Act to exist, unilaterally assess a fine, unilaterally lien and ultimately foreclose a property without any external checks or balances.
The welcome final approval by the San Diego regional water board may not be the last hurdle that the proposed Carlsbad desalination plant must clear. Peter Douglas, executive director of the California Coastal Commission, wants one last stab at killing the project.
It’s time for Sacramento to stop overlooking Santa Cruz County.
Consider that this county does not have a member on the state Coastal Commission, even though the commission has a member designated to represent the Central Coast counties of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Mateo.
SANTA CRUZ — Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, is broadening the search for the next appointment to the California Coastal Commission, a move that puts a handful of Santa Cruz County residents in contention and raises the prospect of a local voice on the powerful state board.
PLEASURE POINT — Construction of what will be the largest seawall in Santa Cruz County will begin next month, setting in motion nearly a year of major engineering work, heavy-machinery use and road closures along a popular stretch of East Cliff Drive.
The county’s push to limit the size of beach homes was OK’d by the California Coastal Commission this week. But the effort to trim home sizes is not over.
County supervisors face a legal challenge to their ordinance, which reduces the amount of land on which a coastal property owner can build.
The California Coastal Commission is poised to approve a crackdown on giant homes being built on the shores of Santa Cruz County.
A small, gated beach that relatively few know about and even fewer have access to may soon open its gate to daily visitors.
At the prodding of the California Coastal Commission, the neighborhood group that manages the aptly-named Privates beach likely will begin offering a daily gate pass to visitors for $5.