Coastal Commissioners are embroiled in one controversy after another yet are poised to vote on key projects that could impact future generations. Are lobbyists, lawyers and legislators selling out the public trust and ignoring public accountability?
Tag: California Coastal Commission
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Brown: Desal Means Paying Premium Prices For Water We Don’t Need
OC Coastkeeper’s Gary Brown argues the 50-year Poseidon deal would be a big dollar payday for investors while costing OC ratepayers – who have already adjusted their consumption by doing an amazing job of cutting back on water usage – billions of dollars.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Countywide Ethics Commission Overwhelmingly Approved
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, 70 percent of voters approved the measure, which will be the legacy of political watchdog Shirley Grindle.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Outdoors, Top Stories
Coastal Commissioners Get an Earful on Banning Ranch Project
Dozens of residents and activists, including a native peoples’ advocate, showed up to Thursday’s Coastal Commission meeting to criticize officials for poor communication and scaling back their protection of natural habitat.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Eidt: Jerry Brown’s Role in the Coastal Commission Coup
Gov. Jerry Brown has triggered an environmental tragedy at California’s Coastal Commission. Environmentalist Jack Eidt writes that only Brown can turn it around.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, State, Transportation
Eidt: ‘A Total Disregard for the Public’ on Coastal Commission
Coastal Commissioners dump popular CEO Charles Lester in secret while well connected lobbyists and lawyers push projects for their wealthy clients.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Coastkeeper: Don’t Let Our Coastline Fall Victim to Politics and Corporate Greed
Garry Brown writes that corporate interests are trying to seize control of the commission and thus control of California’s coast.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Former Coastal Commissioners: Don’t Destroy CA’s Coastal Protections
Coastal Commissioners attempted to quietly fire Commission’s Executive Director Dr. Lester without success. A public hearing is scheduled for February 10th.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Surfrider: Public Trust Should Prevail Over Profits
Stefanie Sekich-Quinn, a coastal preservation manager at the Surfrider Foundation writes that moves to remove the executive director of the Coastal Commission are nothing more than a power grab by developers who covet California’s most precious jewel, our 1,100-mile coastline.
Posted inCountywide, Outdoors, Top Stories
Bonfire Bill Passed by Assembly
The closely-watched legislation regarding bonfire rings on beaches now heads to the state Senate.
