Below is a summary of the council’s activities at this meeting, which focused on climate change. The agenda, briefing documents, and archived webcast of the meeting can be found at http://resources.ca.gov/copc/06-14-07_meeting.
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.
Santa Cruz County residents are up in arms about a proposal to cut some 17,000 pine trees to build a new Pebble Beach golf course. We’ve been getting a steady stream of similarly worded letters against the proposal, which comes before the state Coastal Commission on Wednesday in Santa Rosa.
We are pleased to send you this inaugural WCGA Update with news and information about the West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health. The WCGA Update is compiled by staff implementing the WCGA in Washington, Oregon, and California. To receive future updates, please visit the WCGA Web site at WestCoastOceans.Gov
While California’s Coastal Act of 1976 ensures beach access, the rich and famous who want to keep the state’s dramatic coast exclusive have been posting bogus “no parking” and “private beach” signs. They’ve done it so effectively for so long in Malibu that unfortunate beachgoers occasionally get ticketed.
During the meeting, NOAA and CSO will present our joint initiative,
Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management, followed by facilitated
comment sessions. We want to hear your success stories, best management practices, and innovative solutions for how coastal management can be better.
Minutes of the May 5th 2007 CPOA Board of Directors meeting.
County supervisors on Tuesday approved new rules that will keep homes built at the toe of cliffs around the county in compliance with county code.
(Bluff top homes are still limited to 50% of your lot size, but your lot size must now exclude all of your land from the top of the bluff to the ocean.
This means you might now not be able to replace your existing home if it is lost to a fire.)
In Ventura County, engineers want to build the nation’s first successful artificial “surf reef” at a site known as Oil Piers, an accidentally created surfing hotspot that disappeared when a pier was demolished in 1998.