Recent downpours from storms hitting the Southern California coast have delayed repairs for railway tracks along Cyprus Shore in San Clemente until the end of March. Previously, the Orange County Transit Authority informed the California Coastal Commission repairs would be finished and passenger trains would be up and running again in February. “We are completing…
Heavy Rains Delay Repairs to San Clemente Railway Track
January 12, 2023
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Railway Transportation Through San Clemente Will Restart in February
December 16, 2022
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After repairs were required due to recent safety concerns, the Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) informed the California Coastal Commission Dec. 14 that its rail tracks would be running again through San Clemente in February 2023. The tracks were shut down in September. “[The transit system] was halted as a result of unstable land above…
Coastal Commission Approves Newport Bay Dredging Plan
October 15, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The California Coastal Commission Oct. 14 approved a permit for plans to contain contaminated sediment in Lower Newport Bay. The commission voted 8–1 for a confined aquatic disposal facility, which is akin to digging a hole for the unwanted sediment and capping it off with clean sand. The project includes removing some contaminated…
California Approves $140 Million Desalination Plant in Dana Point
October 14, 2022
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The California Coastal Commission approved Oct. 13 the construction of a $140 million desalination plant at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point to turn 5 million gallons of ocean water into drinking water per day. The Doheny Desalination Project, estimated to be functional in 2027, is one of multiple attempts by the state to counteract…
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Commentary The most powerful political force in the state is not the governor’s office, the legislature, or the state Supreme Court, but the California Coastal Commission. It wields dictatorial power over almost all environmental and land decisions along the coast. Its influence ripples inland, as its restrictions on land use increase coastal property prices, forcing…
Coastal Commission Rejects Huntington Beach Desalination Project
May 13, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—The California Coastal Commission on May 12 unanimously rejected the Poseidon desalination project in Huntington Beach, which was proposed in 1998 but now appears to be dead. During the May 12 coastal commission meeting at the Hilton Hotel in Costa Mesa, Coastal Commission staff recommended commissioners reject the plant, primarily citing potential negative…
Coastal Commission to Review Controversial Pacific Coast Highway Project
August 6, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The City of Newport Beach recently received an unexpected letter from the California Coastal Commission addressing the council’s approval of a controversial mixed-use development at 2510 W. Coast Highway on July 27. The letter explained how on July 28, Commission staff received an email correspondence from a concerned citizen, David Tanner, requesting to appeal the…
Laguna Beach Seawall to be Demolished After High Court Declines Review
March 30, 2021
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The California Supreme Court has upheld an order requiring a Laguna Beach couple to remove an unpermitted seawall in front their beachfront home and pay a $1 million fine for its illegal construction. The March 25 decision ends a lawsuit more than three months after an appellate court upheld the California Coastal Commission’s fine and cease and desist order. “In limited circumstances, shoreline armoring or seawalls…
Coastal Commission Gives Nod to Dana Point Harbor Marina Redevelopment
March 17, 2021
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The California Coastal Commission has approved Dana Point Harbor’s marina development permit, allowing the $330 million harbor revitalization plan to proceed. The nod by the coastal commission was a victory for Bellwether Financial Group, the regional developer, global marina builder and operator who worked to garner approval of the mixed-use waterfront project. The permit allows…
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