In recent years, taxpayer-funded lobbyists promoted state legislation that would have enabled Orange County Water District Director Denis Bilodeau to collect unlimited contributions from agency vendors.
Tag: California Coastal Commission
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Community Editorial: Habitat Matters at Sunset Ridge Park in Newport
Land use planner Sandra Genis backs state Coastal Commission staff in their opposition to City of Newport Beach planned upgrades.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories
Regulators: Desalination Plant Builders Not Providing Key Info
Seismic risk and cost estimates are among information that Coastal Commission officials say is needed before plans can advance.
Posted inHuntington Beach, Investigative, Water, Power & Waste
Proposed Desalination Plant Gets Key Permit
The
water quality board allows the plant to draw up to 126.7 million
gallons of ocean water per day.
Posted inCountywide, Dana Point, Top Stories
Group Makes Gains on Plastic Bags Ban but Still Faces Opposition
Two coastal city councils will consider banning bags Tuesday night. The issues are environmental harm versus cost and personal freedom.
Posted inHuntington Beach, Outdoors
HB Property Owner Fined for Disturbing Bolsa Chica Site
State officials said excavation damaged prehistoric shells,
animal bones and other cultural artifacts.
Posted inCountywide, Dana Point, Government, Investigative, Outdoors, Top Stories
Critics Call Proposed Dana Point Docks a Hazard
Opponents are concerned about possible dangers for swimmers at
Baby Beach. The harbor’s director says the public will have “ample
opportunity” to provide input.
Posted inInvestigative, Outdoors, Politics & Elections, Seal Beach, Top Stories
Coastal Commission Approves Seal Beach Cleanup
Soil underneath a BP/ARCO station has been contaminated for 25
years.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Hopes Dim for Sunset Beach Marijuana Shops
An Orange County ban in the unincorporated territories may have
squashed owners’ hopes of keeping their stores open.
