Peter Douglas, executive director of the California Coastal Commission, wins the lifetime achievement award for cheek. He not only wrote into the 1976 Coastal Act incredible power for the position he has held for 20 years. He has also long circumvented a part of the act rewritten to trim that power.
A 70-year Carmel Highlands woman who accused county planners of violating her civil rights by intentionally blocking plans for a coastal retaining wall to protect her cliffside home is getting $1.75 million to settle a federal suit.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for sanctuary advisory council seats representing business and industry, citizen at-large, diving, education and tourism.
The 2007 H2O Conference is being organized by the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association (www.csbpa.org), California Coastal Coalition (www.calcoast.org), the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project (www.scwrp.org) and the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) – Western Chapter
SOLANA BEACH ““ A new California Coastal Commission sea-wall fee has been shelved after bluff-top homeowners who were ordered to pay as much as several million dollars sued.
Solana Beach will impose fees on bluff-top homeowners who want to fill in the sea caves below their property.
Solana Beach’s bluff-top homeowners who want to build sea walls to shore up the fragile cliffs below them will have more to fret about when the city levies new and hefty permit fees.
The following manuscript with maps and illustrations was submitted to Shore and Beach (publication of the American Society for Beach and Shoreline Preservation). Pleasure Point was used as a model for what could be done along Opal Cliffs. It has been accepted for publication with a few minor changes and should come out this summer.
SOLANA BEACH ““ Bluff-top homeowners in Solana Beach who want to build sea walls or fill in sea caves will have to deposit tens of thousands of dollars with the city before they can begin construction.
SANTA ROSA “” The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday voted against a high-profile Pebble Beach golf development proposed by a company backed by Clint Eastwood.