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Coastal Commission Stewardship Has Devolved into Strangulation

By Lena Levanov

Aug 24, 2026
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California Coastal Management Program Needs Adjustment


We all have been witnessing how the California Coastal Commission has moved dangerously far from the noble purpose for which it was created in 1972.


Protecting our magnificent coastline is important. But protection should not mean obstruction. Regulation should not mean paralysis. And environmental…

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