California faces a housing affordability crisis, but blaming the Coastal Commission – as some special interests are trying to do – is misguided and wrong. The Commission is advancing state housing needs while fairly and responsibly balancing environmental health, public safety, and public coastal access to preserve our coast for all.
Tag: California Coastal Commission
Posted inTop Stories
Newport Beach Clashes With State Over Offshore Moorings Pricing
State agencies have rejected Newport Beach’s attempts to alter the cost and layout of offshore mooring fields in Newport Harbor — permanent spaces where community members store their boats in the water.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Sackett: Response to Asay, Let’s Stick to the Facts About Riprap and Coastal Erosion
Let’s stick to the facts about riprap and coastal erosion. Michael Asay’s recent piece defending railroad armoring is riddled with inaccuracies and misleading claims that need to be corrected.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Sackett: Orange County Transportation Authority’s Railroad Armoring – The Death Knell for San Clemente Beaches
Orange County’s iconic beaches are vanishing, buried under riprap and poor planning. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is pouring millions into armoring railroad tracks instead of protecting the coastline. Sustainable solutions like managed retreat and coastal restoration are ignored. It’s time to demand better—our beaches depend on it.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Girand: When Is A Listening Session Not A Listening Session?
“OCTA is holding its last public Listening Session on its Coastal Rail Resiliency Resiliency Study Initial Assessment plans for San Clemente on Thursday, May 30th, at 5:00 pm at San Clemente City Hall.”
Posted inEconomy
State Agencies Say Pacific Airshow in HB Illegitimately Privatized the Coastline
Concerns arise as the airshow’s operators are promising a bigger, better show in the coming years including runways on the beach, concerts and other big venues.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Girand: Trains or Coastline – Which Is Essential?
Keeping the trains running along a doomed section of the LOSSAN rail corridor is destroying beaches and contributing to landslides of coastal bluffs saturated from torrential rain. Train vibrations will compound the effects of this year’s El Niño, exacerbating slides. Stop this manmade coastal destruction. Stop the trains.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Sackett and Chou: The Railroad in South San Clemente Must Move Off the Beach
South San Clemente’s beaches face erosion. OCTA must move the railway off the beach, ensuring coastal access and wave quality. OCTA should prioritize the coast’s future, as SANDAG did in Del Mar. Mandy Sackett and Henry Chou of Surfrider call for action.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Another CA Agency Takes Aim at Private Fence in Newport Back Bay As Protest Springs Up
Orange County Supervisors are set to discuss the sale – and the increasing state scrutiny – behind closed doors at their Tuesday meeting.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Is Poseidon’s Huntington Beach Desal Plant Proposal Gone for Good?
The company also wants off the hook for permit fees. A regional water board doesn’t appear poised to grant that request.
