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  • Coastal Commission Approves Historic Compromise Preservation And Development Plan For Pebble Beach
    See the April 9, 2012 press release and the staff report.

  • Commission Approves Protection of 6,800 acres of Coastal Land in Santa Cruz County.
    At its April meeting the Commission approved a land division of approximately 6,800 acres along the north coast of Santa Cruz County. The land will be transferred to California State Parks and the Bureau of Land Management to protect this undeveloped stretch of rural coastline in perpetuity for coastal agriculture, open space, and public access.
    See the staff report and the related Los Angeles Times article.

  • Commission, Del Mar Fairgrounds Reach Historic Agreement.
    See the March 8, 2012 press release and the related San Diego Union Tribune editorial.

Celebrating the California Coastal Commission 40th Anniversary

See the presentations of accomplishments up and down the coast. The most recent presentation is of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains .


Coastal Program Policy Briefings and Presentations
to the Commission

See briefings such as the Federal Consistency Program Briefing from February 9, as well as previous ones on open meetings, vertical accessways, wetlands, and the Coastal Act.


View this year's Coastal Art & Poetry Contest winning entries!

Under the Sea, by Yoonhye Kim
Under the Sea by Yoonhye Kim
was one of the winning entries.


The Coastal Commission mourns the death of Peter Douglas, long time executive director.

Find out more about Peter Douglas

 

 

Did you know that the California Coastal Commission is now offering a 40% discount
on permit application fees for green building projects?
Learn the details!

The latest volume in our series of coastal guides is now available!

This volume, Beaches and Parks from San Francisco to Monterey, includes
 Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey Counties.

Here is the cover of this latest volume:

Book Cover of Beaches and Parks from San Francisco to Monterey

Take a peek at the introduction
and then find out more!



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