The California Coastal Commission has broad authority to protect the state’s shoreline. Now, some want to curtail its power over affordable housing proposals.
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Justin Cummings appointed to California Coastal Commission
California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon appointed District 3 Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings to represent the Central Coast on the California Coastal Commission. Cummings was left off the initial list of nominations for the powerful land-use body voted on by the county’s City Selection Committee, but pushed to be included after a Lookout investigation prompted the county to invalidate the committee’s original vote.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
The California Coastal Commission: It’s critically important, but it increasingly overreaches
The California Coastal Commission keeps our beaches and scenic views accessible to all, and that is a good thing, writes Lookout political columnist Mike Rotkin, who fought to pass the 1976 Coastal Act that followed the commission’s establishment. But Rotkin does wonder why the commission is weighing in on so many recent issues in Santa Cruz — from hotels to oversized vehicle parking — and suggests commissioners might be setting rules in Santa Cruz that don’t apply to other communities, including Carmel and Monterey.
Posted inEnvironment
California Coastal Commission rejects plan for Huntington Beach desalination plant
After hours of intense debate Thursday, coastal regulators rejected Poseidon Water’s proposal to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach.