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Coastal Commission Comeuppance

by Mike Stoker

Aug 24, 2024
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The Beast Has – For Once – Been Slain

The California Coastal Commission was created in 1972. For over 50 years it has been one of, if not the, most overzealous, overreaching, and self-important regulatory agency I have ever dealt with at the local, state, or federal level.

During that time period, the Coastal Commission’s arrogant overreach ended up sever…

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