Privates Beach Coastal Access Dispute Winds Down
Opal Cliffs Recreation District agreed this week to maintain free daily coastal access
Deadline On Privates Beach
Santa Cruz County acknowledged it will miss a deadline to respond to the California Coastal Commission regarding public access at Privates Beach
Gate Still Closed At Privates
Gate Still Closed At Privates Beach, Despite Coastal Commission Order. The battle over the fence around Privates Beach near Santa Cruz that is keeping the public out is heating up.
CCC Votes Against Santa Cruz’s RV Ban
CCC voted 11 to 1 to investigate Santa Cruz’s overnight RV parking ban in a detailed hearing, at a date to be determined.
Neighbors Battling To Keep Beach Gated
Residents of a Pleasure Point neighborhood are still fighting to keep a fence that restricts public access to a small park and a small stretch of beach, even as the CCC demands they remove it.
Privates Beach Visitors Now Charged $5 Daily
Contrary to what was discussed at an Opal Cliffs Recreation District meeting Tuesday, a gate ambassador at Privates Beach began collecting a $5 daily fee
Sheriff Urges Coastal Commission To Keep Privates Beach Private
That’s the message Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart sent to the California Coastal Commission in a letter this month
Push To Open Privates Beach
California Costal Commission enforcement supervisor wants to tear down the fence
Privates Beach Problems: Small Opal Cliffs Recreation District Cited
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.
Twin Lakes Project To Include Reclaiming Of Public Right-of-way
A small revolution in local land-use policy is set to occur on a strip of beachfront properties near Twin Lakes State Beach. What makes the project unusual is that in widening the street, the county is taking back land that has long appeared to belong to the million-dollar homes there gazing out upon the sea.