Why is transferability being threatened for moorings in Newport when others have and continue to profit without properly compensating the tidelands fund? There’s more to the story.
Tag: State Lands Commission
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State Officials Recommend Nixing Mooring Permit Transfers in Newport Harbor
California State Lands Commissioners approved a report that found the long-held practice of transferring offshore mooring permits in Newport Beach might violate state law.
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State Officials Find No Issue With Newport Beach Offshore Mooring Rate Hike
California State Lands Commissioners approved a report that says the appraisal used to justify proposed rate increases for offshore moorings in Newport Harbor can be reasonably relied upon.
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Newport Harbor Mooring Battle Heads to State Lands Commission
While Newport Beach mooring permit holders protest increasing rates for boat storage, state lands commissioners say rental rates for residential piers are too low.
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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 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 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.
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Will Desalination Come to Huntington Beach? A Water Board Hearing Happens Tomorrow
Tomorrow’s hearing on the Poseidon Water Co.’s needed desalination permits, by the Governor-appointed Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, is considered to be a final juncture for the project.
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Conservationists Split Over Poseidon Desal Project’s Potential to Help Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Some say the project could fund the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, weighed against the plant’s expected ecosystem damage. Others say Bolsa Chica doesn’t need Poseidon’s help.
