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The agency also enforces public access and natural resource protections, reviews federal projects and produces numerous reports and guidance memos. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2025/feb/Key-Metrics-Report-2024.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="row gutters" data-right-height> <div class="column-4"> <figure> <img src="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/highlights/ccc-logo.png" alt="no image" data-right-height-content/> <figcaption></figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="card-body column-8" data-right-height-content> <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2025/feb/whale-tail-press-release-2.18.25.pdf" alt="" target="_blank"> <h1 class="slab blue-text medium no-margin">California Coastal Commission awards new Whale Tail grants amid surge in popularity</h1> </a> <p class="intro-text">The Coastal Commission’s Whale Tail Grant program, which boosts public education and access to the state’s iconic shoreline, has experienced a huge growth in demand in recent years. In February, the Coastal Commission approved 53 Whale Tail grant applications totaling $1.7 million to nonprofit organizations and schools as well as local and tribal governments for programs focused on coastal education, conservation and public access.<a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2025/feb/whale-tail-press-release-2.18.25.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Understanding development in California’s Coastal Zone </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Obtaining the necessary permits to build in the state’s designated Coastal Zone is much like the rest of the state, except projects are also subject to the Coastal Act. The core intent of this state law is to ensure that new development doesn’t degrade sensitive habitats or impede public access to shorelines and beaches. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2025/jan/coastal-zone-dev-fact-sheet.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Santa Cruz, Coastal Commission maintain strong partnership on wharf maintenance amid climate change and rising sea </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">The California Coastal Commission and the City of Santa Cruz have partnered for over five decades to protect the City’s iconic wharf, a collaboration that will continue to preserve this landmark for future generations. This legacy landmark, built over 100 years ago, requires year-round care and maintenance, completed by the City of Santa Cruz. Thanks to close cooperation between the City and the Commission, this work has been accomplished through dozens of coastal development permits that have been issued and implemented over many years. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2025/jan/Santa_Cruz_Wharf_press_release.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2024</h1> </div> <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Currently newsletter for December 2024 </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director’s Report</p> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge updated the Commission on recent agency activities, including:</p> <p class="intro-text">Todd Holmes, an oral historian at UC Berkeley recently completed a film documentary on the campaign to pass Proposition 20, the ballot initiative that created the Coastal Commission in 1972. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/dec/December-Coastal-Currently.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission elects housing and tenants’ rights advocate as new leader </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Newport Beach, Calif. — Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings was elected on Wednesday to lead the California Coastal Commission as chair of the agency’s 15-member board. He was appointed to the agency in 2023 as the locally elected representative for the Central Coast.</p> <p class="intro-text">Cummings, who received unanimous support from his fellow commissioners at a public hearing in Newport Beach, will take over the role from former Chair Caryl Hart at the end of the December meeting. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/dec/Cummings-CCC-Chair-Press-Release.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission elects environmental justice champion as vice chair </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Newport Beach, Calif. — Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre was unanimously elected during a public hearing on Wednesday to serve as vice chair of the California Coastal Commission’s 15-member board. Aguirre was appointed to the Commission in 2023 as the representative for the San Diego region.</p> <p class="intro-text">Aguirre received unanimous support from her fellow commissioners at the agency’s meeting in Newport Beach, taking over the role from former Vice Chair Linda Escalante at the end of the December meeting. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/dec/Aguirre-CCC-Vice-Chair-Press-Release.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> King Tides Project </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">California King Tides Project calls on public to submit photos of winter waves</p> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge updated the commission on staff activities since the September hearing:</p> <p class="intro-text">San Francisco, Calif. – King Tides will inundate California beaches, roads and other coastal areas during the next two months, providing a glimpse into future erosion and flooding as the planet continues to warm and sea level rise accelerates.</p> <p class="intro-text">The California Coastal Commission is asking the public to safely photograph the impact of waves and rising groundwater on shorelines and nearby communities during this winter’s King Tides — November 15 to 17 and December 13 to 15. Those interested can submit their photos to the California King Tides Project at <a href="/kingtides" target="_blank">www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides</a>, where people can also view photos from previous years. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/oct/KingTides_PR_2024-11.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Cleanup Day results </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">40th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day draws huge volunteer effort</p> <p class="intro-text">San Francisco – Tens of thousands of Californians turned out Saturday to take part in the 40th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day — the state’s largest annual volunteer event. Participants scoured more than 750 cleanup sites, removing hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash before it could be washed out to sea during the rainy season.</p> <p class="intro-text">Volunteers gathered at beaches, shorelines and inland waterways, cleaning up locations in nearly all of California’s 58 counties, across the state’s entire coastline and as far inland as Lake Tahoe. California’s event is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the Ocean Conservancy. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/oct/10-9-24FinalResults.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Currently newsletter for October 2024 </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director’s Report</p> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge updated the commission on staff activities since the September hearing:</p> <p class="intro-text">Coastal Cleanup Day celebrated its 40th anniversary, drawing more than 40,000 volunteers to hundreds of locations across nearly every county in the state. More than 315,000 pounds of trash and recyclables were collected.</p> <p class="intro-text">The Coastal Commission was recognized for “accelerating project delivery” as part of a multiagency team that received the Federal Highway Administration Environmental Excellence Award for the Caltrans Fish Passage Program. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/oct/October-Coastal-Currently.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Currently newsletter for September 2024 </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director’s Report</p> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge updated the commissioners on staff activities since the August hearing:</p> <p class="intro-text">The Coastal Commission awarded a $500,000 grant to Seal Beach to help the city finalize its Local Coastal Program (LCP).</p> <p class="intro-text">Agency staff testified at the state Senate Transportation Subcommittee as part of an informational hearing on LOSSAN Rail Corridor Resiliency. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/sept/Coastal-Currently-Sept.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Currently newsletter for August 2024 </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director’s Report</p> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge updated (video) the board on staff activities since the July meeting, including:</p> <p class="intro-text">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is reviewing the accomplishments and needs of the California Coastal Commission, State Coastal Conservancy and Bay Conservation and Development Commission.</p> <p class="intro-text">The 40th California Coastal Cleanup Day will be on Saturday, Sept. 21. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/aug/Coastal-Currently-newsletter-August-2024.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Currently newsletter for July 2024 </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director’s Report</p> <p class="intro-text">Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge updated the Commissioners on staff activities since the June meeting, including:</p> <p class="intro-text">Groundbreaking of the 7.5-mile North Coast Rail Trail Project in Santa Cruz County, one of five bicycle and pedestrian paths making up the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network.</p> <p class="intro-text">Successful completion of the state’s Dockwalker Program this year, which included more than 200 volunteers and 16 training events aimed at improving boater safety and environmental health. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/july/Coastal-Currently-newsletter-July-2024.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Currently newsletter for June 2024 </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p class="intro-text">Public Access: The Coastal Commission approved the expansion of bicycle parking at the University of California Santa Barbara, adding 294 new spaces, as well as improving a nearby bicycle path.</p> <p class="intro-text">The Coastal Commission approved a new 1.25 mile extension of the California Coastal Trail connecting the city of Morro Bay and Cayucos, including bicycle and pedestrian amenities as well as habitat restoration.</p> <p class="intro-text">The Coastal Commission approved a modified plan to revitalize the Dana Point Harbor in Orange County that preserves lower-cost hotel accommodations while expanding public access and recreational opportunities.</p> <p class="intro-text">The Coastal Commission approved two coastal development permit waivers for sand replenishment projects in Orange County at North Beach (San Clemente) and Capistrano Beach County Park. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/june/Coastal-Currently-Newsletter.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission approves housing and transit streamlining, environmental and cultural protection plan for Morro Bay </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Sacramento — The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved on Friday an historic update to the city of Morro Bay’s Local Coastal Program (LCP). The blueprint provides specific guidance on how new development shall be designed and sited to protect public access, open space and cultural resources in compliance with the state Coastal Act. The commission approved the city’s proposed changes with no additional changes.<a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/march/Morro-Bay-LCP-Update.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal commission approves bike lane, safety upgrades for El Camino Real bridge in San Diego </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The El Camino Real bridge over the San Dieguito River will soon receive significant mobility and safety upgrades, including protected bike lanes and pedestrian walkways</p> <p>The El Camino Real bridge over the San Dieguito River will soon receive significant mobility and safety upgrades, including protected bike lanes and pedestrian walkways</p> <p>The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved on Thursday the city of San Diego’s proposal to replace the aging bridge with a new four-lane structure built to modern standards. The current bridge, located between San Dieguito Road and Via de la Valle, has been identified as seismically unsound. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/2024/march/El-Camino-bridge-PR.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Awards $2.3 Million in Whale Tail Grants </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The El Camino Real bridge over the San Dieguito River will soon receive significant mobility and safety upgrades, including protected bike lanes and pedestrian walkways</p> <p>The California Coastal Commission approved 60 Whale Tail Grants totaling $2.3 million to non-profit organizations, local and tribal governments, and schools, for projects and programs that provide experiential education and stewardship of the California coast and its watersheds. <a href="/whaletailgrant/Whale_Tail_Press_Release_2-2024.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2023</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Guardians of the Coast: How the California Coastal Commission Was Born and Carries Out Its Mission </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>California’s <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/08/11/does-maine-really-have-more-shoreline-than-california/" target="_blank">840 miles of coastline</a> may be the most beautiful in the country, and <a href="https://www.getmyboat.com/journal/destinations/hawaii-alaska-lead-states-with-the-most-public-beaches-per-capita/" target="_blank">with 362 miles of beach fully open</a> to the public the state ranks among the best at sharing its coastal scenery with its people. <a href="https://californialocal.com/localnews/santa-clara/ca/article/show/62530-california-coastal-commission-history-mission-founding/" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Awards $2 Million in Whale Tail Grants </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California Coastal Commission has approved 56 new Whale Tail Grants totaling more than $2 million to non-profit organizations, community groups, and schools for projects and programs that provide educational experiences focused on coastal protection, public access, and environmental justice. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/whale-tail-grant/Whale Tail Press Release 2-2023.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Awards $2.3 Million in Whale Tail Grants </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The El Camino Real bridge over the San Dieguito River will soon receive significant mobility and safety upgrades, including protected bike lanes and pedestrian walkways</p> <p>The California Coastal Commission approved 60 Whale Tail Grants totaling $2.3 million to non-profit organizations, local and tribal governments, and schools, for projects and programs that provide experiential education and stewardship of the California coast and its watersheds. <a href="/whaletailgrant/Whale_Tail_Press_Release_2-2024.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2022</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Selects Dr. Kate Huckelbridge to Lead Agency </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Dr. Kate Huckelbridge, 47, has been selected as the first woman to lead the California Coastal Commission in its 50-year history. She will succeed current Executive Director Jack Ainsworth, who will be retiring in February. Dr. Huckelbridge currently serves as the Commission’s Senior Deputy Director and has worked for the agency since 2009 in a number of different roles, including as a senior environmental scientist and as the Deputy Director over the Energy, Ocean Resources and Federal Consistency Unit. She also served as the Tribal Liaison for the Commission.<a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/award/Kate-Press-Release.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> The Coastal Commission awarded almost $3.2 million dollars to 91 WHALE TAIL® Grants </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The Coastal Commission awarded almost $3.2 million dollars to 91 WHALE TAIL® Grants on February 9, 2022. WHALE TAIL® Grants connect people to the California Coast and its watersheds through experiential education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences, and emphasize projects that engage communities that have historically had few such opportunities. This grants round will support projects from the Smith River in Del Norte County to Tijuana Slough, and in many inland locations. <a href="https://www.coastal.ca.gov/whaletailgrant/WT_pressrelease_2.15.22.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2021</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Draft Critical Infrastructure Sea Level Rise Planning Guidance Available for Comment </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>California Coastal Commission staff have released the Public Review Draft of <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/slr/SLR Guidance_Critical Infrastructure_8.16.21_FINAL_FullPDF.pdf" target="_blank"><i>Critical Infrastructure at Risk: Sea Level Rise Planning Guidance for California’s Coastal Zone</i></a>. With a focus on water and transportation infrastructure, the goal of the draft guidance is to promote resilient coastal infrastructure and protection of coastal resources by providing local governments, asset managers, and other stakeholders with policy and planning information to help inform sea level rise adaptation decisions that are consistent with the Coastal Act. Comments are due by September 24, 2021 and can be sent to <a href="mailto:StatewidePlanning@coastal.ca.gov">StatewidePlanning@coastal.ca.gov</a>.<a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/slr/Critical Infrastructure Release_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2020</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Tens of Thousands of Volunteers Take Part in a Month of Action at the 36th Annual California Coastal Cleanup </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>San Francisco – Under the most unprecedented circumstances in the event’s history, tens of thousands of Californians took part in a month-long cleanup effort as part of the 36th Annual California Coastal Cleanup. Ordinarily held on just one day each September, the state’s largest annual volunteer event organized by the California Coastal Commission, was spread out over the entire month of September.<a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/coastal-cleanup/10-1-20 Final Results Release.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2019</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Martin’s Beach Lawsuit </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>STATE LANDS COMMISSION AND CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FILE JOINT LAWSUIT TO PROTECT PUBLIC ACCESS TO MARTINS BEACH <br> <br> Sacramento, Calif. The state of California filed a lawsuit on January 6, 2020 to restore full public access to Martins Beach, a popular San Mateo County beach that was abruptly shuttered after Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla bought the adjacent property in 2008.<a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/martins-beach/MartinsJointPressRelease_1-6-20.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission approves sweeping new environmental justice policy to increase coastal protections for all Californians </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>LOS ANGELES - The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a landmark environmental justice policy to help ensure equitable access to clean, healthy, and accessible coastal environments for communities disproportionately overburdened by pollution. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/ej-page/EJ-Policy-Release-Final.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2018</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Explore the California coast with the Coastal Commission’s new YourCoast iPhone app! </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. _ The California Coastal Commission on Thursday released a free app that will allow the public to explore state’s iconic coastline from their iPhone. The YourCoast mobile phone application was developed in an unique effort by tech entrepreneur Sean Parker and a state agency devoted to protecting and enhancing California's coast and ocean for the public. The result of a 2013 enforcement settlement, the Apple iOS YourCoast app provides a free guide to 1,563 beaches, trails, parks and visitor serving destinations in California. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/yourcoast-launch/CCC App Press Release.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission transfers 22 acres in Santa Monica Mountains near Backbone Trail entrance to public. </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a settlement that would transfer more than 22 acres of land near the Backbone Trail trailhead in the Santa Monica Mountains to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/santa-monica-mountains/Knipe-Press-Release.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission issues $1 million fine for Coastal Act violation, orders sea wall removed. </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. _ The California Coastal Commission has fined two Laguna Beach property owners $1 million for the unpermitted rebuilding of an ocean-front home and, ordered the prompt removal of an adjacent seawall that has damaged a public beach. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/coastal-act-violation/Lagunita Press Release.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2017</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Chair's Letter on Scientist Dispute </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Dear Mr. Lewis et. al: I am in receipt of your February 3, 2017 letter demanding an immediate investigation into a Coastal Commission staffer who mentioned a Scripps study in a recent talk on desalination. It is regrettable that one of your member entities has drawn your organization into this unnecessary conflict, which stems from a persistent and intentional misrepresentation of facts that are easily verifiable.<a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/scripps-study-scientist-dispute/Response_Ltr_re_Scripps_Study_from_Chair_020817.pdf" target="_blank"> Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> 2016 Year in Review </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>2016 was a historic year for the California Coastal Commission and the California coast. In keeping with the spirit of the country’s flagship coastal management law, the California Coastal Act, on its 40th anniversary, the Commission found numerous opportunities throughout the year to implement coastal protection policies in bold and creative new ways. From advancing women’s equity in big wave surf contests, to levying the agency’s first administrative fines for public access violations. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/year-in-review/2016-Year-In-Review.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2016</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Department of Finance issues non-audit services review of Coastal Commission </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The Department of Finance, Office of State Audits and Evaluations has completed its non-audit services engagement on the California Coastal Commission's (Commission) fiscal management and internal controls for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The enclosed report is for information and use. The Commission's response to the report recommendations and our evaluation of the response are incorporated in this final report. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/fiscal-mgmt-audit/Final_Report—CCC_,Evaluation_of_Fiscal_Management_and_Related_Internal_Controls.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Governor Brown and Coastal Commission Call on President Obama to Protect Federal Waters Offshore California from Oil and Gas Leasing </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Dear Mr. President: In 2014, I joined the Governors of Oregon and Washington to oppose the inclusion of any new oil and gas leasing along our shared coast in the federal government's 2017-2022 leasing program. Your Administration excluded the Pacific region in the final plan. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/brown-obama-fracking/Governor_Brown_and_CCC_Letter_to_President_Obama.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the California Coastal Commisson Challenge Off-Shore Fracking </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the California Coastal Commission today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior's final environmental assessment, which clears the way for hydraulic fracturing (fracking), acidizing, and other advanced well treatments on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California. In addition to extending our reliance on fossil fuels, research links these types of well stimulation treatments with increased water and air pollution, as well as the potential to harm marine life. <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-california-coastal-commission-file-lawsuit" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Selects Two Female Attorneys to Lead the Coastal Protection Agency in 2017 </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California Coastal Commission unanimously selected Dayna Bochco and Effie Turnbull-Sanders as the panel’s newest chair and vice chair during its annual election of officers. Bochco acknowledged the agency’s difficult year and said she is committed to moving the commission forward in a positive way. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/commission-leadership-2017/2017ChairRelease.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Malibu Property Owners Fined Millions for Blocking Public Access </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>For the first time since the California Coastal Commission gained the authority to levy fines for public access violations, commissioners approved a $4.185 million penalty against a Malibu Beach property owner for blocking access to a three mile stretch of coastline for over a decade. Warren and Henny Lent rented out a beach front home they purchased in 2002 for as much as $1,000 a night, while blocking the public from accessing Las Flores Beach with a locked gate and an unpermitted private staircase. Renters posted online reviews praising the exclusivity of the beach. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/lent-malibu/Lent-Final-Release.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> User Group Study and Public Access Questionnaire for Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The Coastal Commission is researching the experiences of visitors to the bluff top park, shoreline, and coastal area at Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County. The purpose of the research is to gather information about the personal experiences of visitors who have accessed or attempted to access Lunada Bay and use that information to help address alleged threatening behavior and actions. <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ZETpv6E3krCZyI1w1" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Watch LiveStream of California's Coastal Act: The Next 40 Years Event </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the California Coastal Act. Enacted in 1976, the Act has guided coastal development and protection for decades. But today the California coastline arguably faces its greatest challenges yet relating to the balance between preservation and development, the Coastal Commission’s relationship to other government agencies and jurisdictions, projected impacts of sea-level rise and related coastal change, and conflicts over public access, including access for underserved communities. <a href="http://www.cal-span.org/cgi-bin/archive.php?owner=CCC&date=2016-11-17&player=jwplayer" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Breaks Saltwater Ceiling for Women Surfers </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California Coastal Commission has granted a one-year permit to the organizers of the Titans of Mavericks surf event but declined their request for a multi-year permit, criticizing the group for not preparing a comprehensive plan for the inclusion of more women. “We have reached a historic milestone in that a woman’s heat is being added at the Titans of Mavericks,”. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/mavericks/Mavericks-Final-Press-Release.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Now Accepting Applications for the Executive Director Position </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California Coastal Commission seeks a dynamic leader dedicated to public service, energized by hard-work and motivated by the complex and interesting challenges encountered in protecting California’s treasured coast. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/events/ed-search/Executive_Director_Job_Announcement.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Update on Big Sur Grants from Sean Parker Settlement </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The $1.5 million in grants resulting from the Coastal Commission’s settlement with entrepreneur Sean Parker have substantially enhanced public access, recreation and the conservation of natural resources in the Big Sur area, according to a recent review by the agency. "The idea that we were able to work with Sean Parker on a creative solution that resulted in trails being repaired, families learning about nature and at risk kids getting to camp near the ocean for the first time is incredible,". <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/sean-parker-grant/Sean_Parker_grant_update.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Files Brief in Support of Protecting Public Access at Martins Beach </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California Coastal Commission has filed an amicus brief in support of the Surfrider Foundation’s ongoing effort to restore full public access to Martins Beach. Surfrider sued Martins Beach I LLC and Martins Beach II LLC alleging that property owner, billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, shut the public out of a popular San Mateo County beach for over six years. They argued that the move was a violation of the Coastal Act, which requires maximizing public access and recreational opportunities along the coast. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/martins-beach/MartinsBeach_CCC_Surfrider_PressRelease.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Supports Affordable Housing Policies for Carmel </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved an amendment to Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) that provides incentives for builders to create more affordable housing in the city’s core commercial and residential areas. Such incentives will allow builders to construct more units than the zoning otherwise allows, provided that a certain percentage of those units is set aside for lower-income households. So-called “density bonuses” are one way to encourage developers to consider adding affordable units as part of market-rate projects. <a href="https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/affordable-housing/Affordable-Housing-PR-8-16.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Commission Chair, Steve Kinsey, Makes Statement on Diablo Canyon Shutdown </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>“This is a big step forward for the California coast, and for our state’s commitment to renewable power generation. Both PG&E and the many dedicated environmental organizations that worked to make this day possible are to be congratulated for this historic agreement. The Coastal Commission looks forward to working with PG&E on public access and a resource protection plan for this critical link in the California Coastal Trail.” ~ Steve Kinsey. Chair, California Coastal Commission. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/diablo-canyon-shutdown/Kinsey_Diablo_Statement.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Urges Closure of Venice Redevelopment Loophole </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The Coastal Commission has asked the city of Los Angeles to stop its practice of approving the demolition and reconstruction of homes in Venice by mischaracterizing them as remodels. “It’s been deeply frustrating for all parties and could easily be avoided at the city level,” said Commission Chair Steve Kinsey, who sent a letter to the city’s planning director urging action on the matter. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/venice-redev-closure/Venice-press-release.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Developer Requests Postponement on NewPort Banning Ranch (Th11c) </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Newport Banning Ranch project developers on Friday requested the Coastal Commission postpone a May 12th hearing to determine whether they could build on a 401-acre coastal parcel in Southern California. The proposal is for 895 homes, a 75-room resort hotel, 20 bed hostel and 45,000 square feet of retail space on what has been for decades an active oil field. Staff had recommended approval with conditions to help protect much of the site which is Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area, or ESHA. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/newport-banning-ranch/NBR-press-release.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> 2015 Year in Review, 'Protecting the Coast, Preparing for Climate Change' </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The past year brought major successes to the protection of California’s coast and the legacy of the California Coastal Act, a visionary law signed by Governor Jerry Brown in his first term nearly 40 years ago. The Coastal Commission protected sensitive coastal and marine resources from Crescent City to San Diego, and defended the public’s right to access and share in Californian’s amazing coastline, while approving most of the developments that it reviewed. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/year-in-review/2015-Year-in-Review.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Expert Panel Releases Draft Phase 2 Report on Subsurface Intakes for Proposed Poseidon Huntinton Beach Desalination Facility </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>This report evaluates whether subsurface intake designs would be a feasible method for Poseidon Water to obtain seawater for its proposed desalination facility in Huntington Beach, California. The report is a product of coastal development permit review, Coastal Commissioner recommendations, and a scientific and technical review conducted by an independent expert panel convened by Coastal Commission staff and Poseidon Water with assistance and facilitation from CONCUR, Inc. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/huntington-beach-desal/CCC-Poseidon_ISTAP_Draft_Phase_2_Report_for_Public_Review_8-14-15.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Governor Proposes Increasing Commission's Budget by $3 Million </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $122.6 billion General Fund budget plan for 2016-17 that makes significant increases in funding for education, health care and state infrastructure, while bolstering the state's Rainy Day Fund and paying down state debts and liabilities. When Governor Brown took office, the state faced a massive $26.6 billion budget deficit and estimated annual shortfalls of roughly $20 billion. These deficits, built up over a decade, have now been eliminated by a combination of budget cuts, temporary taxes and the recovering economy. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/yourcoast-launch/PR_YourCoast_7-7.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2015</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Prevails in Dana Point Beach Access </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Just in time for summer, the California Coastal Commission is pleased to announce the opening of a new public pathway down to one of Malibu’s most hard-to-reach beaches, nicknamed “Billionaire’s Beach.” The opening of this new accessway comes after a decade long legal dispute between the commission and a Malibu couple required to provide public access as part of a permit for a new beach house. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/dana-point/DanaPoint_PressRelease.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> How Do You Get To Your Coast? </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>YourCoast is a free, online web app with all the valuable information from the California Coastal Commission's popular California Coastal Access Guide and Experience the California Coast series. YourCoast is essential for anyone seeking to explore California's 1,270mile-long shoreline via smart phone, tablet, or personal computer. The app contains information for 1,530 coastal accessways, displayed on colorful base maps, with details on the physical setting, facilities, and visitor activities - such as sandy beaches or tide pools, disabled facilities and wheelchair accessible trails, restrooms and parking, campgrounds, trails and visitor centers. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/yourcoast-launch/PR_YourCoast_7-7.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Coastal Commission Opens Public Pathway to Malibu's Carbon Beach </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Just in time for summer, the California Coastal Commission is pleased to announce the opening of a new public pathway down to one of Malibu’s most hard-to-reach beaches, nicknamed “Billionaire’s Beach.” The opening of this new accessway comes after a decade long legal dispute between the commission and a Malibu couple required to provide public access as part of a permit for a new beach house. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/martins-beach-joint-amicus/MartinsBeachAmicusPressReleaseFINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> State Joins Lawsuite Over Martins Beach </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The California State Lands Commission and the California Coastal Commission have filed an application to submit a <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/martins-beach-joint-amicus/SLC_CCC_Friends_Amicus_Brief.pdf" target="_blank">joint amicus curiae brief</a> in the appeal of the Friends of Martin’s Beach case. Both state agencies have submitted the brief in Friends of Martin’s Beach v. Martins Beach 1, LLC et al (Case No. A142035) in the First District Court of Appeal to protect the state’s interest in the property known as Martins Beach in San Mateo County. The beach has been a popular destination for surfing, fishing and other recreational uses for decades. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/martins-beach-joint-amicus/MartinsBeachAmicusPressReleaseFINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="column-2"> <h1 class="slab light blue-text no-margin center-text mega">2014</h1> </div>  <div class="column-10"> <div class="card energy-res-fed"> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="accordion unstyled-list"> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Public Access Restored at Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Martins Beach owner Vinod Khosla has made a series of wild charges against the California Coastal Commission, including coercion and unfair treatment. Khosla purchased a property near Half Moon Bay that has had a long and obvious use by the public. He then closed the road historically used by the public to access the beach. But under the Coastal Act of 1976, closing the road requires a development permit. <a href="http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/paradise-cove-access-restored/Paradise_Cove_Joint_Press_Release_Final.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Public Acccess Restored to Ontario Ridge </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>The Coastal Commission has approved a final plan to restore public access to a popular hiking trail near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County. The plan provides details about how the property owner must remove barbed wire and other fencing, gates and “No Trespassing” signs that were placed along the Ontario Ridge Trail that leads from the City of Pismo Beach to Pirates Cove in San Luis Obispo County. <a href="/pdf/Ontario_Ridge%20final%20PR_10-8-14.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> </div> </li> <li> <a class="toggle" href="javascript:void(0);"> <h4 class="energy-res-fed slab medium no-margin no-padding"> Martins Beach reflects Californians' choice to protect coastal access </h4> </a> <div class="inner"> <p>Martins Beach owner Vinod Khosla has made a series of wild charges against the California Coastal Commission, including coercion and unfair treatment. Khosla purchased a property near Half Moon Bay that has had a long and obvious use by the public. He then closed the road historically used by the public to access the beach. 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